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The Art of War in the Middle Ages A.D. 378-1515

Note 2 — I. The Transition from Roman to Mediæval Forms in War. A.D. 378–582.

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Lord Mahon in his Life of Belisarius is wrong in asserting that the legion was no longer known in Justinian’s day. The term is mentioned, though rarely, in Procopius, who more frequently calls the legionary troops οἱ ἐκ τῶν καταλόγων {hoi ek tôn katalogôn}.

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