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Auzenne midterm 79-82
Barbarian raiders, locally self-sufficient heavy cavalry, Sassanian Persia, Byzantium under Justinian
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12th Grade
12/12/2012

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Barbarian Raiders of Eurasia
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200BC to 600CE; mostly came from steppeland in Hungary, Romania, southern Russia, Mongolia; trade existed but raids were more rewarding - fighting was essential to nomad life; used the bow and rode on sturdy horses; resulted in the continual shuffling of barbarian tribes
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Locally self-sufficient heavy cavalry
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new style of defense to counter barbarian raids - heavily armored soldiers equipped with bows could withstand barbarian attacks; very expensive due to the costs to feed horses and pay for equipment; Parthians scattered them among the villages and collected rents from local peasants - kept skilled defenders at hand
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Sassanian Persia
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held up against Barbarian raids, replaced the Parthian empire in 226 CE and lasted until 651; depended upon heavy cavalry despersed among the villages of the Iranian countryside, also protected India
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Byzantium, under Justinian
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reigned from 527 - 565 CE, launched a systematic effort to regain control of the lost western provinces; used a combination of sea power and heavy cavalry supported by the imperial treasury to capture North Africa and Italy
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