fall of the Western Roman Empire
... 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?
... that in 405, during the <b id="mwC7c"><a href="./Fall_of_the_Western_Roman_Empire" id="mwC7g" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Fall of the Western Roman Empire">fall of the Western Roman Empire</a></b>, manpower was so scarce that Roman soldiers were urged to allow their personal slaves to fight beside them?