foederati

'foederati' or allies of the Empire, paid to fight its battles against

Roman and the Teuton Charles Kingsley 1847

Neither Honorius nor his feeble successors ever restored the Rhine and Danube frontiers; the foederati took over direct rule of the territories where they had been stationed, and gradually overran the whole of the West.

superversive: Gondor, Byzantium, and Feudalism superversive 2010

But where the Germans had formerly been incorporated into Roman legions under Roman generals, Valentinian let the Goths keep their own leaders and their own command structure, fighting as foederati — allies rather than citizens.

superversive: Gondor, Byzantium, and Feudalism superversive 2010

The foederati were men of jealously separate nations, never Romanized, and felt no bond of kinship with the peoples of the provinces.

superversive: Gondor, Byzantium, and Feudalism superversive 2010

Some years earlier, Julian the Apostate had recruited Franks as foederati to help defend the Rhine.

superversive: Gondor, Byzantium, and Feudalism superversive 2010

Until the middle of the fifth century, the East, like the West, depended upon barbarian foederati for its defence.

superversive: Gondor, Byzantium, and Feudalism superversive 2010

Anastasius fought the pretender Vitalian, commander of the Bulgarian foederati.

493, Feb. 27 2001

His people were established in Moesia as foederati.

e. The Later Fifth Century 2001

Et venit quidam qui evaserat, et nuntiavit Abram Ebraeo, qui habitabat in quercubus Mamre Emori fratris Eschol, fratris Haner et ipsi erant foederati cum Abram.

Commentary on Genesis - Volume 1 1509-1564 1996

Sidonius and his circle's understanding of the acceptable Roman order was the concept of the foedus (treaty) with the Arian Goths, who as foederati were to serve as military auxiliaries to ensure order and stability in Gaul.

The End of the Roman Empire Revisited 1995