Visigothic army

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barbarian army historical military organization

The Visigothic army was the military force of the Visigothic people, renowned for its pivotal role in the late Roman Empire, including the sack of Rome in 410 CE.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Visigoths	5
Visigothic nobles	1

Statements (55)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	barbarian army ⓘ historical military organization ⓘ
activeIn	Late Antiquity NERFINISHED ⓘ late Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ
alliedWith	Aetius NERFINISHED ⓘ Western Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ
armor	helmets ⓘ mail armor ⓘ
conflictWith	Byzantine Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Eastern Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Franks NERFINISHED ⓘ Huns NERFINISHED ⓘ Suebi NERFINISHED ⓘ Western Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ
coreForces	heavy cavalry ⓘ infantry levies ⓘ noble cavalry ⓘ
disestablished	after the Muslim conquest of Hispania (early 8th century) ⓘ
ethnicComposition	Germanic peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ Visigoths NERFINISHED ⓘ
ledBy	Alaric I NERFINISHED ⓘ Ataulf NERFINISHED ⓘ Euric NERFINISHED ⓘ Leovigild NERFINISHED ⓘ Reccared I NERFINISHED ⓘ Theodoric I NERFINISHED ⓘ
militarySystem	feudal-style retinues ⓘ warband-based army ⓘ
notableEvent	Sack of Rome (410 CE) NERFINISHED ⓘ
participatedIn	Battle of Adrianople (378) NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of the Catalaunian Plains (451) NERFINISHED ⓘ Byzantine–Visigothic wars in Hispania NERFINISHED ⓘ Sack of Rome (410) NERFINISHED ⓘ Visigothic conquest of Hispania NERFINISHED ⓘ wars against the Suebi in Gallaecia ⓘ
politicalRole	instrument of territorial expansion ⓘ power base of Visigothic kings ⓘ tool of royal authority in the Visigothic Kingdom of Toledo ⓘ
primaryRegion	Aquitaine NERFINISHED ⓘ Balkans NERFINISHED ⓘ Gaul NERFINISHED ⓘ Hispania NERFINISHED ⓘ Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ
recruitment	Visigothic free warriors ⓘ Visigothic nobility NERFINISHED ⓘ foederati contingents ⓘ provincial Roman population in Hispania ⓘ
religionEarlyPeriod	Arian Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ
religionLaterPeriod	Nicene Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ
tactics	combined arms of cavalry and infantry ⓘ shock cavalry charges ⓘ
usedBy	Visigoths NERFINISHED ⓘ
weaponry	shields ⓘ spears ⓘ swords ⓘ