title: THE WEST ROMAN GENERAL AETIUS AND THE MAIN PROBLEMS OF HIS MILITARY POLICY IN 436 AND 451: AN ORGANIZATIONAL ASPECT
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metadata.value: Мехамадиев, Евгений Александрович
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metadata.name: dc.contributor.author
metadata.value: Mekhamadiev, Evgeniy Aleksandrovich
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metadata.name: dc.date.accessioned
metadata.value: 2016-09-18T17:49:03Z
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metadata.name: dc.date.available
metadata.value: 2016-09-18T17:49:03Z
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metadata.name: dc.date.issued
metadata.value: 2016
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metadata.name: dc.identifier.issn
metadata.value: 0321-0391
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metadata.value: http://hdl.handle.net/11701/3867
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metadata.name: dc.description.abstract
metadata.value: Abstract. Tht paper considers two military campaigns of the West Roman general (magister militum) Aetius. One punitive expedition against the Burgundians (AD 436) and another offensive against the Huns in AD 451 might embody Aetius’ military strategy which was in active stand during all the time covered by article. The author compares the evidence on each expedition and attempts to find the new reasons of Rome’s fall strictly from the military point of view. The main
  question is whether we can accuse Aetius himself in deep decline of Roman frontier defence in the
  second half of 5th cent. On the ground of some narrative sources and two inscriptions the author
  determines which military units took part in the two campaigns mentioned above and discovers
  the common feature of these expeditions, which was the full absence of detachments placed in
  Italy. The main idea is that this strange fact was the direct result of Aetius’ military doctrine which
  presupposed the concentration of the best field detachments only in Italy without sending these
  troops to outside provinces. It means that Aetius stood up to the Burgundians and Huns only by
  the forces positioned in Gaul itself (the mercenary bands of German warriors (foederati), the
  colonies of Sarmatians and frontier garrisons of the Rhine districts, while the Italian field armies
  continued to be around Ravenna, an imperial residence. So, the main motive of such a policy
  was the intention not to permit the Barbarian invasion in Italy, that’s why Aetius understood his
  main task as to save in Italy most of the regiments which had been there earlier. As a result of
  this doctrine the Rhine frontier defence totally disappeared since the Rhine garrisons (the socalled
  Ripari) were destroyed by the Huns in the battle of Catalaunian Fields (AD 451), and this
  circumstance provoked the Francs to capture the Roman Gaul.
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.description.abstract
metadata.value: В статье рассматриваются две кампании Аэция. Войны с бургундами (436 г.) и гуннами (451 г.) свидетельствуют, что полководец неизменно придерживался идеи концентрации лучших военных сил империи в Италии для ее защиты от варварских набегов. Соответственно Аэций не использовал в боевых действиях подразделения, размещавшиеся в Италии, а обращался только к тем отрядам, которые пребывали за ее пределами, точнее, в Галлии (соединения, навербованные из союзных варваров, колонии сарматов и рейнские пограничные гарнизоны). Итогом следования подобной военной доктрине стало уничтожение рейнских пограничных сил в битве на Каталаунских полях, что открыло франкам дорогу для беспрепятственного продвижения в глубь Галлии и захвата ее территории.
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.language.iso
metadata.value: ru
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.publisher
metadata.value: Russian Academy of Sciences, Institute of World History
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metadata.name: dc.relation.ispartofseries
metadata.value: Journal of Ancient History;Volume 75 Issue 3
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metadata.name: dc.relation.ispartofseries
metadata.value: Вестник древней истории;Том 76 № 3
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metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: Aetius
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: Аэций
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: the Germans
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: Германцы
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: the Huns
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: Гунны
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: regular Roman forces
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: регулярные римские силы
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: mercenary units
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: наемные подразделения
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.title
metadata.value: THE WEST ROMAN GENERAL AETIUS AND THE MAIN PROBLEMS OF HIS MILITARY POLICY IN 436 AND 451: AN ORGANIZATIONAL ASPECT
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.title.alternative
metadata.value: ЗАПАДНОРИМСКИЙ ПОЛКОВОДЕЦ АЭЦИЙ И ОСНОВНЫЕ ПРОБЛЕМЫ ЕГО ВОЕННОЙ ПОЛИТИКИ в 436 и 451 гг.: ОРГАНИЗАЦИОННЫЙ АСПЕКТ
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metadata.name: dc.type
metadata.value: Article
metadata.lang: en_GB
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