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During the period of a.d. 350 - 425 the Roman empire was engaged in advanced forms of warfare. The history of Roman warfare during the late periods and during the medival periods has had much study. History of the Roman army of the 4th and 5th centuries is less comprehensive. The book "Warfare in Roman Europe ad 350-425" provides some insight onto the important military and social aspects of the subject. Economic and social factors play …

…Empire has many theory. One is that the armies became too many barbarians and lost strenght. Another is that they simply did not have the numbers of troops as the enemy in key battles, such as with the Persians. Whatever the reason, it can be said that the Roman Empires great military strength and strategy has lead to many changes throughout that period in history, and therfore many changes in the evolution of warfare itself.