Template:Did you know nominations/Fall of the Western Roman Empire

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The result was: promoted by PumpkinSky talk 11:30, 9 July 2012 (UTC)

Fall of the Western Roman Empire[edit]

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... that in 405, during the Fall of the Western Roman Empire, manpower was so scarce that Roman soldiers were urged to allow their personal slaves to fight beside them?

Comment: Quotation from source: "Manpower to repel Radagaisus was so scarce that Honorius promulgated a law urging all Roman soldiers regardless of status (regulars, auxiliaries,[federates], and dediticii) to allow their slaves to fight at their sides." Burns, Thomas S. Barbarians Within the Gates of Rome : A Study of Roman Military Policy and the Barbarians, CA. 375–425 A. D. ISBN 9780253312884 Indiana University Press 1995

Created by Richard Keatinge (talk), Bazuz (talk). Nominated by Richard Keatinge (talk) at 14:05, 27 June 2012 (UTC)

Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/U.S. Army Remount Service

Amazing expansion job! Length and date checkout and hook is sourced. However, there are a number of passages without citations: latter half of the first paragraph in "The height of power, crises, and recovery," last passage in "313–376," second half of second passage in "376–395," last passage in "Civil Wars," both passages in "Maintaining power," and there are several more. I'm sure the sources are present in the article, you just need to add the citations to the end of every passage. --Al Ameer son (talk) 05:07, 3 July 2012 (UTC)

Thanks. I could probably give a citation for every phrase, but certainly every paragraph is now backed by at least one reference. I'd value your opinion on the present state of the article. Richard Keatinge (talk) 18:14, 4 July 2012 (UTC)

Footnoting now appears to be ample for DYK. Article creator has one previous DYK credit, so is not required to do a quid pro quo review. AGF on the rest of the items that Al Ameer son reviewed. --Orlady (talk) 03:40, 8 July 2012 (UTC)