To Survive, Decentralize!: The Barbarian Threat and State
... external threat – are linked. The widely accepted argument about the rise of the modern state shows that states centralized their functions when threatened by similarly organized actors; a modern state was needed to defeat another modern state. I think it is plausible to argue then that a decentrali ...
... external threat – are linked. The widely accepted argument about the rise of the modern state shows that states centralized their functions when threatened by similarly organized actors; a modern state was needed to defeat another modern state. I think it is plausible to argue then that a decentrali ...
SCUTUM - The Big Book of War
... magnificiently well-preserved rectangular scutum found at Dura-Europos was coloured red and emblazoned with geometric patterns, winged figures and animal motifs.There is likewise little evidence for the designs painted on scuta, although depictions from Trajan's Column suggest that eagle-wing and th ...
... magnificiently well-preserved rectangular scutum found at Dura-Europos was coloured red and emblazoned with geometric patterns, winged figures and animal motifs.There is likewise little evidence for the designs painted on scuta, although depictions from Trajan's Column suggest that eagle-wing and th ...
Source A - WordPress.com
... any campaigns which were still underway, signed a peace treaty and returned to Rome, carrying the ashes of their father to Rome, where they were laid to rest in the Mausoleum of Hadrian. Although the 3rd century was really difficult for the Empire elsewhere, Britain remained fairly peaceful after th ...
... any campaigns which were still underway, signed a peace treaty and returned to Rome, carrying the ashes of their father to Rome, where they were laid to rest in the Mausoleum of Hadrian. Although the 3rd century was really difficult for the Empire elsewhere, Britain remained fairly peaceful after th ...
The Servile Wars - The Wargames Zone
... At the start of 72 BC, the formidable slave army of Spartacus split into two forces. His part began the long march north to cross the Alps into freedom. Crixus, the commander of the second part of the army, failed to realise that the small victories they enjoyed were against under prepared and disin ...
... At the start of 72 BC, the formidable slave army of Spartacus split into two forces. His part began the long march north to cross the Alps into freedom. Crixus, the commander of the second part of the army, failed to realise that the small victories they enjoyed were against under prepared and disin ...
Decline of the Roman Empire - Readers Theatre
... Alaric: I shall have my revenge. I shall march on the city of Rome and it shall be mine! Army, surround the city. We shall starve them out. Narrator #7: Alaric's army laid siege to the city of Rome. Honorius, without a strong general like Stilicho, could do nothing to defeat him. He decided to wait ...
... Alaric: I shall have my revenge. I shall march on the city of Rome and it shall be mine! Army, surround the city. We shall starve them out. Narrator #7: Alaric's army laid siege to the city of Rome. Honorius, without a strong general like Stilicho, could do nothing to defeat him. He decided to wait ...
Roman military equipment in the 4th century BC
... alities of the Roman army of the 1st century BC or 1st century AD to much earlier times. However, in our case, the terminology used by these authors seems relatively consistent, which probably is not so much due to their merit as to the consistency of sources they had used. This does not mean that i ...
... alities of the Roman army of the 1st century BC or 1st century AD to much earlier times. However, in our case, the terminology used by these authors seems relatively consistent, which probably is not so much due to their merit as to the consistency of sources they had used. This does not mean that i ...
The Incomparable Sassanids. Shapur II (Shahpbur) using the
... ability to seize cities and other fortified points; conversely, the Sassanids also developed a number of techniques for defending their own cities from attack. The Sassanid army was famous for its heavy cavalry, which was much like the predecing Parthian army, albeit only some of the Sassanid heavy ...
... ability to seize cities and other fortified points; conversely, the Sassanids also developed a number of techniques for defending their own cities from attack. The Sassanid army was famous for its heavy cavalry, which was much like the predecing Parthian army, albeit only some of the Sassanid heavy ...
Marriage, families, and survival: demographic aspects
... References to dowries show that military unions could in fact be established in much the same way as formal marriages if the parties so desired, and thus point to a wide gap between legal fiat and social practice. This is particularly noteworthy given that soldiers’ wives suffered obvious legal hand ...
... References to dowries show that military unions could in fact be established in much the same way as formal marriages if the parties so desired, and thus point to a wide gap between legal fiat and social practice. This is particularly noteworthy given that soldiers’ wives suffered obvious legal hand ...
Anglo-Saxons - British Museum
... sometimes shown the deceased as they wanted to be remembered and usually carried an inscription giving details including the person’s name, age at death, date of death and sometimes their occupation or family connections. Tombstone of Gaius Julius Alpinus Classicianus 1st century AD, found in Trinit ...
... sometimes shown the deceased as they wanted to be remembered and usually carried an inscription giving details including the person’s name, age at death, date of death and sometimes their occupation or family connections. Tombstone of Gaius Julius Alpinus Classicianus 1st century AD, found in Trinit ...
Chapter 1 Michael`s Last Lifetime - Multiple Personality Disorder
... committed suicide, as we all had planned to do if any of us were captured. The other soldiers then stripped off our shirts and trousers, and, with their swords, dismembered our two bodies, tossing our limbs and trunks into the pit. Some of those soldiers had served under me in combat, and they felt ...
... committed suicide, as we all had planned to do if any of us were captured. The other soldiers then stripped off our shirts and trousers, and, with their swords, dismembered our two bodies, tossing our limbs and trunks into the pit. Some of those soldiers had served under me in combat, and they felt ...
Mike Baskott looking for the Romans in the
... towers are evident as are the four gateways and a V shaped ditch dug to1.6M with two ramparts and the whole structure of wood. One interesting point, although not unique is that the fort had been systematically dismantled- gate posts etc had been cut at ground level, rubbish and spare wood burnt and ...
... towers are evident as are the four gateways and a V shaped ditch dug to1.6M with two ramparts and the whole structure of wood. One interesting point, although not unique is that the fort had been systematically dismantled- gate posts etc had been cut at ground level, rubbish and spare wood burnt and ...
Umbo of a Roman Shield., foand at Matfen, Northumberland. Diam
... illustration was found in the parish of Matfen in Northumberland, a little to the north of the Roman Wall; the nearest station being Halton Chesters, the Hunnum of the Notitia. It was discovered about three feet below the ground by some labourers, who, supposing it to be the lid of a pot containing ...
... illustration was found in the parish of Matfen in Northumberland, a little to the north of the Roman Wall; the nearest station being Halton Chesters, the Hunnum of the Notitia. It was discovered about three feet below the ground by some labourers, who, supposing it to be the lid of a pot containing ...
The Roman Army Page
... The Roman Empire was probably the greatest empire in the history of the world. It was the largest, richest, best-organized and longest lasting. Between the years of 553 to 953 AUC (200 BC to 200 AD), the empire spread from the Italian heartland across all of Western Europe, the Balkans, the lands ar ...
... The Roman Empire was probably the greatest empire in the history of the world. It was the largest, richest, best-organized and longest lasting. Between the years of 553 to 953 AUC (200 BC to 200 AD), the empire spread from the Italian heartland across all of Western Europe, the Balkans, the lands ar ...
On The Political Economy of the Roman Empire Keith Hopkins
... 8. So the Roman empire was at heart a fusion of coastal cultures, bound together by cheap sea transport, except in winter when ships usually did not sail. The suppression of piracy during the last century BCE made the Mediterranean into the empire's internal sea. Cheap transport gave the Roman empi ...
... 8. So the Roman empire was at heart a fusion of coastal cultures, bound together by cheap sea transport, except in winter when ships usually did not sail. The suppression of piracy during the last century BCE made the Mediterranean into the empire's internal sea. Cheap transport gave the Roman empi ...
On The Political Economy of the Roman Empire
... The empire's persistence was a symptom of the thoroughness with which Romans destroyed previous political systems, and overrode or obliterated the separate cultural identities of the kingdoms and tribes which they had conquered. Or rather, the Romans, particuarly in areas of already established poli ...
... The empire's persistence was a symptom of the thoroughness with which Romans destroyed previous political systems, and overrode or obliterated the separate cultural identities of the kingdoms and tribes which they had conquered. Or rather, the Romans, particuarly in areas of already established poli ...
Once again about “Military Anarchy”
... The second facet of the Principate as a state system was the authority of the Senate. The stronger the emperor’s rule became the lesser was the real power of the Sente. However, it did not disappeaar altogether. Unlike the Early principate period, when the Senate played a considerable role in the go ...
... The second facet of the Principate as a state system was the authority of the Senate. The stronger the emperor’s rule became the lesser was the real power of the Sente. However, it did not disappeaar altogether. Unlike the Early principate period, when the Senate played a considerable role in the go ...
reconstruction of roman legions with physical exercise`s examples
... considering the mobility. Cavalry, along with coaches, represented the elite part of the military. Each rider was equipped with a small bow and short sword. In the ninth century BC a squire rided usually the same horse, as a defense of a horseman and for holding a brid ...
... considering the mobility. Cavalry, along with coaches, represented the elite part of the military. Each rider was equipped with a small bow and short sword. In the ninth century BC a squire rided usually the same horse, as a defense of a horseman and for holding a brid ...
The Berbers
... was fixed and not dependent on the harvest. The peasants themselves would have sold any remaining surplus on the local periodic market, where they would have bought anything they could not produce themselves. As long as peasants were in short supply their ionditions were thus not particularly arduou ...
... was fixed and not dependent on the harvest. The peasants themselves would have sold any remaining surplus on the local periodic market, where they would have bought anything they could not produce themselves. As long as peasants were in short supply their ionditions were thus not particularly arduou ...
Battle of Dertosa
... allied Italian troops numbering nearly 18,000 infantry and 1,800 cavalry. Their auxiliary Iberian forces probably included about 2,000 foot and 400 horse. The Roman command was exercised jointly by the Scipio brothers. Although Publius had initially been the supreme commander, with Gnaeus as his dep ...
... allied Italian troops numbering nearly 18,000 infantry and 1,800 cavalry. Their auxiliary Iberian forces probably included about 2,000 foot and 400 horse. The Roman command was exercised jointly by the Scipio brothers. Although Publius had initially been the supreme commander, with Gnaeus as his dep ...
Crosby Garrett Helmet
... and Roman methods of fortification. A sunken area within the enclosure may possibly have served as a paddock for horses, while the evidence for the buildings is concentrated in the enclosure's northern portion. The remnants of Romano-British field systems in the surrounding area show that the area w ...
... and Roman methods of fortification. A sunken area within the enclosure may possibly have served as a paddock for horses, while the evidence for the buildings is concentrated in the enclosure's northern portion. The remnants of Romano-British field systems in the surrounding area show that the area w ...
Roman Auxiliary Troops recruited from Gaul and Germany during
... were spread throughout the Roman provinces where they were put under the command of the legion if they were stationed in a border province. This subordination was in fact an integration of the provinces’ defense system, a system in which the legion and the auxiliaries formed a whole; an auxiliary tr ...
... were spread throughout the Roman provinces where they were put under the command of the legion if they were stationed in a border province. This subordination was in fact an integration of the provinces’ defense system, a system in which the legion and the auxiliaries formed a whole; an auxiliary tr ...
Roman Empire
... ing, each legion was split in to smaller gro ps, called centuries, of about 100 men each. Their commanders were called centurions. ring the time o the re public, soldiers had been paid not with money, but with al a les taken rom the people they conquered. g st s changed this, too. e ga e soldiers re ...
... ing, each legion was split in to smaller gro ps, called centuries, of about 100 men each. Their commanders were called centurions. ring the time o the re public, soldiers had been paid not with money, but with al a les taken rom the people they conquered. g st s changed this, too. e ga e soldiers re ...
A Defensive Offense: Infantry Tactics of the Early Byzantine Army
... effective against the forest nomads of Gaul, Germania, and Briton, in part, because they faced armies which were made up primarily of infantry with limited cavalry contingents. The Roman army’s history is filled with victories against these infantry based armies where their strategic ineptness, impu ...
... effective against the forest nomads of Gaul, Germania, and Briton, in part, because they faced armies which were made up primarily of infantry with limited cavalry contingents. The Roman army’s history is filled with victories against these infantry based armies where their strategic ineptness, impu ...
Caligula Roman Emperor
... by using all of the money that he was given on himself. It turned out that Caligula was a crazy man who lead the Roman Empire to a downfall. With Caligula’s crazy mind, the Roman Empire had no leader. ...
... by using all of the money that he was given on himself. It turned out that Caligula was a crazy man who lead the Roman Empire to a downfall. With Caligula’s crazy mind, the Roman Empire had no leader. ...