Dumb history question: What happened to the Western Roman military after 476? I assume they didn't all just deactivate like the droids from the Phantom Menace or the aliens in the first Avengers movie.
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Replying to @IRHotTakes
many legions were already substantially Germanic also once the Visigoths broke the back of Africa wasn't much money to pay the troops
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Replying to @eigenrobot
Yeah, but there were like, still units with officers and ranks and formations and stuff. Like, did they just change their name from the 12th Spaghetti-Eaters Legion to the 12th Kraut Legion but continue functioning as a unit or did everyone just take their ball and go home?
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Replying to @IRHotTakes
unfortunately we have reached the limits of my knowledge! do wonder if many just seized territory though eg, dux -> Duke pure speculation and probably wrong :)
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