The Western World was saved at the Battle of Chalons, 451 AD
... The Battle of Chalons, also called the Battle of the Catalaunian Fields or the Battle of the Catalun, is considered by many historians as one of the most significant battles in history. It occurred in 451 AD somewhere in the western part of present-day France. Edward Creasy in his book Fifteen Decis ...
... The Battle of Chalons, also called the Battle of the Catalaunian Fields or the Battle of the Catalun, is considered by many historians as one of the most significant battles in history. It occurred in 451 AD somewhere in the western part of present-day France. Edward Creasy in his book Fifteen Decis ...
The Rise of the Roman RepublicC
... known as an assembly, and the consuls were given advice by a group of rich people known as the Senate. • Although the citizens elected their own representatives, the Roman Republic was not a democracy because not every citizen had equal power. Citizens were divided into two classes, patricians and p ...
... known as an assembly, and the consuls were given advice by a group of rich people known as the Senate. • Although the citizens elected their own representatives, the Roman Republic was not a democracy because not every citizen had equal power. Citizens were divided into two classes, patricians and p ...
Second Punic War Background Guide
... comprised of 30 maniples of 120 men, 10 of each type of infantry. However, triarii maniples comprised of only one century, or 60 men, and so were half strength compared to the hastati ...
... comprised of 30 maniples of 120 men, 10 of each type of infantry. However, triarii maniples comprised of only one century, or 60 men, and so were half strength compared to the hastati ...
Citizenship Identity and Imperial Control Roman
... A background on the classes of Roman citizenship during the Republic is essential to understand just what it was that the Allies were aspiring to. First and foremost were of course full Roman citizens, who had all of the rights and protections afforded by the Senate and People of Rome. Among these r ...
... A background on the classes of Roman citizenship during the Republic is essential to understand just what it was that the Allies were aspiring to. First and foremost were of course full Roman citizens, who had all of the rights and protections afforded by the Senate and People of Rome. Among these r ...
Περίληψη : Χρονολόγηση Γεωγραφικός εντοπισμός
... and hierarchy; they practically formed a new social class. Each of the old provinces was divided into two parts: an external or border part, which was heavily guarded by the army, and the inner part, which was protected by the external but also had the obligation to replenish the soldiers’ supplies. ...
... and hierarchy; they practically formed a new social class. Each of the old provinces was divided into two parts: an external or border part, which was heavily guarded by the army, and the inner part, which was protected by the external but also had the obligation to replenish the soldiers’ supplies. ...
The Alano-Gothic cavalry charge in the battle of Adrianopole
... Frithigern. There was strategic and tactical necessity for Frithigern to gather all Goths in one camp before the battle of Adrianople: the Roman attacks carried out by Sebastianus were forcing the Gothic forces to come together for self defence13. And more: besides the Goths there were also some Ala ...
... Frithigern. There was strategic and tactical necessity for Frithigern to gather all Goths in one camp before the battle of Adrianople: the Roman attacks carried out by Sebastianus were forcing the Gothic forces to come together for self defence13. And more: besides the Goths there were also some Ala ...
Diocletian - Scarsdale Schools
... In one of his first acts as augustus, a title he adopted as emperor, Diocletian appointed Maximian as his heir and successor, or caesar, in 285. Recognizing that threats to the Roman Empire on two fronts, along with exceedingly difficult internal struggles, were too much to be controlled under one l ...
... In one of his first acts as augustus, a title he adopted as emperor, Diocletian appointed Maximian as his heir and successor, or caesar, in 285. Recognizing that threats to the Roman Empire on two fronts, along with exceedingly difficult internal struggles, were too much to be controlled under one l ...
Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus (519 BC – 430 BC
... Now I would imagine that many believe that money is everything in the world, and that rank and ability are inseparable from wealth. Let them observe that Cincinnatus, the one man in whom Rome placed all her hope of survival, who was at that moment working a little three-acre farm west of the Tiber R ...
... Now I would imagine that many believe that money is everything in the world, and that rank and ability are inseparable from wealth. Let them observe that Cincinnatus, the one man in whom Rome placed all her hope of survival, who was at that moment working a little three-acre farm west of the Tiber R ...
CLH275 Rome and the Mediterranean
... Sicily and Sardinia/Corsica. As more territories became Roman provinces, the number of Praetors was increasingly raised. It was between six and eight for the majority of the Republic. ...
... Sicily and Sardinia/Corsica. As more territories became Roman provinces, the number of Praetors was increasingly raised. It was between six and eight for the majority of the Republic. ...
The Rise of Rome: How Did it Happen?
... A few years later it was able to take on and drive from Italy a professional Hellenistic army led by Pyrrhus, the capable king of Epirus. How did it manage to achieve this spectacular turn around? ...
... A few years later it was able to take on and drive from Italy a professional Hellenistic army led by Pyrrhus, the capable king of Epirus. How did it manage to achieve this spectacular turn around? ...
Roman Britain to Germanic England
... to make the journey. This expedition as well met with difficulty and after only a few months was forced to withdraw back across the channel (Frere, 1999). It was not until the reign of Emperor Claudius that Rome established its presence in Britain. In 43 BC, four legions, along with auxiliary troops ...
... to make the journey. This expedition as well met with difficulty and after only a few months was forced to withdraw back across the channel (Frere, 1999). It was not until the reign of Emperor Claudius that Rome established its presence in Britain. In 43 BC, four legions, along with auxiliary troops ...
Daniel Stephens Lifelong Learning Academy Fall of the Roman
... private agents (frumentarios) he even pried into all their secrets, and so skillfully that they were never aware that the Emperor was acquainted with their private lives until he revealed it himself. In this connection, the insertion of an incident will not be unwelcome, showing that he found out mu ...
... private agents (frumentarios) he even pried into all their secrets, and so skillfully that they were never aware that the Emperor was acquainted with their private lives until he revealed it himself. In this connection, the insertion of an incident will not be unwelcome, showing that he found out mu ...
Analysis on the Battle of Philippi Background: After murdering
... After murdering Caesar, Cassius and Brutus were forced to retreat to the Eastern Roman empire, and rounded up their armies as well as making some allies of their own from the East. Antony and Octavian, who now controlled most of the Roman army in the west, had sent 8 legions of their own to search f ...
... After murdering Caesar, Cassius and Brutus were forced to retreat to the Eastern Roman empire, and rounded up their armies as well as making some allies of their own from the East. Antony and Octavian, who now controlled most of the Roman army in the west, had sent 8 legions of their own to search f ...
The Doctrine of the Praetorian Guard - Wenstrom
... They owe their name and origin to the small group of men who accompanied the Republican magistrates, the Praetors, when they embarked upon a campaign. Adopting this practice Augustus created the Imperial Guard. The Praetorians forming the imperial guard were hand picked men and were originally 10,00 ...
... They owe their name and origin to the small group of men who accompanied the Republican magistrates, the Praetors, when they embarked upon a campaign. Adopting this practice Augustus created the Imperial Guard. The Praetorians forming the imperial guard were hand picked men and were originally 10,00 ...
Marriage in ancient Rome was a strictly monogamous
... The authority of the pater familias was unlimited, be it in civil rights as well as in criminal law. The king's duty was to be head over the military, to deal with foreign politics and also to decide on controversies between the gentes. The patricians were divided into three tribes (Ramnenses, Titie ...
... The authority of the pater familias was unlimited, be it in civil rights as well as in criminal law. The king's duty was to be head over the military, to deal with foreign politics and also to decide on controversies between the gentes. The patricians were divided into three tribes (Ramnenses, Titie ...
The development of Roman mailed cavalry
... from a distance or in hand-to-hand combat-had been achieved in Assyria (pl. IX, 2).5 Cavalry equipment brought to light by excavations around the Aral Sea, begun in the I ~ ~ o ' indicates s, that similar experimentation with cavalry tactics and armour was undertaken simultaneously by the Massageto- ...
... from a distance or in hand-to-hand combat-had been achieved in Assyria (pl. IX, 2).5 Cavalry equipment brought to light by excavations around the Aral Sea, begun in the I ~ ~ o ' indicates s, that similar experimentation with cavalry tactics and armour was undertaken simultaneously by the Massageto- ...
Fall of the Roman Republic
... Consul put together an army Marius returned, put together an army Marian/consular armies took Rome ...
... Consul put together an army Marius returned, put together an army Marian/consular armies took Rome ...
1 Fernando Contreras Rodrigo, Regine Müller, Francisco Valle
... As the Roman Empire increased in size, the greater became its need for fighting men and this necessity forced a re-structuring of the Roman Army which, by then, had become totally obsolete. These changes led to the recruiting of soldiers from amongst the populations of the territories that had been ...
... As the Roman Empire increased in size, the greater became its need for fighting men and this necessity forced a re-structuring of the Roman Army which, by then, had become totally obsolete. These changes led to the recruiting of soldiers from amongst the populations of the territories that had been ...
The Decline of the Small Roman Farmer and the Fall of the Roman
... patriotism and selfless service to the state and their replacement with “competition, desire, and greed” on the part of the Roman elite.9 Historian Ronald Syme focused on the incessant squabbling of the Roman nobility and their corrupt, sinister, and fraudulent behavior in his discussion of the Repu ...
... patriotism and selfless service to the state and their replacement with “competition, desire, and greed” on the part of the Roman elite.9 Historian Ronald Syme focused on the incessant squabbling of the Roman nobility and their corrupt, sinister, and fraudulent behavior in his discussion of the Repu ...
The Classic Roman House: Form and Function
... impression of an upper level.36 The fauces connected the entrance to the atrium of the home and generally took the form of a high, narrow corridor with an upward sloping floor. They were thus highly restrictive and easily policed areas.37 Excavations have shown that this area of the home often featu ...
... impression of an upper level.36 The fauces connected the entrance to the atrium of the home and generally took the form of a high, narrow corridor with an upward sloping floor. They were thus highly restrictive and easily policed areas.37 Excavations have shown that this area of the home often featu ...
government`s instability, and may have been inspired by
... The Crisis Ends: Diocletian (284-305 AD) The man who would be known to history as the Emperor Diocletian was born as Diocles to a peasant family in the Balkans. He worked his way up the ranks of the military, and when the Emperor Numerius was murdered in 284 AD, the soldiers proclaimed Diocles emper ...
... The Crisis Ends: Diocletian (284-305 AD) The man who would be known to history as the Emperor Diocletian was born as Diocles to a peasant family in the Balkans. He worked his way up the ranks of the military, and when the Emperor Numerius was murdered in 284 AD, the soldiers proclaimed Diocles emper ...
Wong Ruth Roman Research Paper - 2010
... end the Jugurthine War and chose him. The Roman’s faith in Marius sets the stage for his campaigns as he ran for consul. He easily won the hearts of Romans as he stepped into his first term of consulship, which would not be his last, as he became a consul six more times. During his six terms as cons ...
... end the Jugurthine War and chose him. The Roman’s faith in Marius sets the stage for his campaigns as he ran for consul. He easily won the hearts of Romans as he stepped into his first term of consulship, which would not be his last, as he became a consul six more times. During his six terms as cons ...
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... Twelve Tables, the Romans developed a more sophisticated system of civil law. This system applied only to Roman citizens, however. As Rome expanded, legal questions arose that involved both Romans and non-Romans. The Romans found that although some of their rules of civil law could be used in these ...
... Twelve Tables, the Romans developed a more sophisticated system of civil law. This system applied only to Roman citizens, however. As Rome expanded, legal questions arose that involved both Romans and non-Romans. The Romans found that although some of their rules of civil law could be used in these ...
Septimius Severus (193–211 AD): Founder of the Severan Dynasty
... valuable metals like bronze or copper. This meant that he could mint more coins with the same amount of silver, but each of those coins quickly became less valuable, causing inflation. No Roman emperor since Nero had so debased the currency, and this would eventually have serious repercussions, espe ...
... valuable metals like bronze or copper. This meant that he could mint more coins with the same amount of silver, but each of those coins quickly became less valuable, causing inflation. No Roman emperor since Nero had so debased the currency, and this would eventually have serious repercussions, espe ...
Structural history of the Roman military
The structural history of the Roman military concerns the major transformations in the organization and constitution of ancient Rome's armed forces, ""the most effective and long-lived military institution known to history."" From its origins around 800 BC to its final dissolution in AD 476 with the demise of the Western Roman Empire, Rome's military organization underwent substantial structural change. At the highest level of structure, the forces were split into the Roman army and the Roman navy, although these two branches were less distinct than in many modern national defense forces. Within the top levels of both army and navy, structural changes occurred as a result of both positive military reform and organic structural evolution. These changes can be divided into four distinct phases.Phase I The army was derived from obligatory annual military service levied on the citizenry, as part of their duty to the state. During this period, the Roman army would wage seasonal campaigns against largely local adversaries.Phase II As the extent of the territories falling under Roman control expanded and the size of the forces increased, the soldiery gradually became salaried professionals. As a consequence, military service at the lower (non-salaried) levels became progressively longer-term. Roman military units of the period were largely homogeneous and highly regulated. The army consisted of units of citizen infantry known as legions (Latin: legiones) as well as non-legionary allied troops known as auxilia. The latter were most commonly called upon to provide light infantry, logistical, or cavalry support.Phase III At the height of the Roman Empire's power, forces were tasked with manning and securing the borders of the vast provinces which had been brought under Roman control. Serious strategic threats were less common in this period and emphasis was placed on preserving gained territory. The army underwent changes in response to these new needs and became more dependent on fixed garrisons than on march-camps and continuous field operations.Phase IV As Rome began to struggle to keep control over its sprawling territories, military service continued to be salaried and professional for Rome's regular troops. However, the trend of employing allied or mercenary elements was expanded to such an extent that these troops came to represent a substantial proportion of the armed forces. At the same time, the uniformity of structure found in Rome's earlier military disappeared. Soldiery of the era ranged from lightly armed mounted archers to heavy infantry, in regiments of varying size and quality. This was accompanied by a trend in the late empire of an increasing predominance of cavalry rather than infantry troops, as well as a requirement for more mobile operations.↑