Name: Date - Mr. Dowling
... Hannibal’s army won three decisive victories against Rome in northern Italy despite being outnumbered more than two to one. In the Battle of Canae, Hannibal’s army surrounded the Romans, killing between 50,000 to 80,000 Roman soldiers—the most destructive battle in ancient history. After their humil ...
... Hannibal’s army won three decisive victories against Rome in northern Italy despite being outnumbered more than two to one. In the Battle of Canae, Hannibal’s army surrounded the Romans, killing between 50,000 to 80,000 Roman soldiers—the most destructive battle in ancient history. After their humil ...
Battle of Dertosa
... the wings of his infantry line. The right wing was purely African, while the left wing was reinforced by his mercenaries. The center was composed entirely of Iberian tribal levies. He stationed his Liby-Phoenician heavy cavalry and Iberian horsemen on his far left, opposite the Roman cavalry. Agains ...
... the wings of his infantry line. The right wing was purely African, while the left wing was reinforced by his mercenaries. The center was composed entirely of Iberian tribal levies. He stationed his Liby-Phoenician heavy cavalry and Iberian horsemen on his far left, opposite the Roman cavalry. Agains ...
Organization of the Roman Imperial Legion
... determine whether non-combatants like field surgeons and clerks were included in the 5,300 or helped bring the total number of men up to the official 6,000. The basic structure of the army is as follows: Contubernium: (tent group) consisted of 8 men. Centuria: (century) was made up of 10 contuberniu ...
... determine whether non-combatants like field surgeons and clerks were included in the 5,300 or helped bring the total number of men up to the official 6,000. The basic structure of the army is as follows: Contubernium: (tent group) consisted of 8 men. Centuria: (century) was made up of 10 contuberniu ...
by fergus m. bordewich
... In grief and anger, the aptly named Germanicus, the Roman general leading the expedition, ordered his men to bury the remains, in the words of Tacitus, “not a soldier knowing whether he was interring the relics of a relative or a stranger, but looking on all as kinsfolk and of their own blood, while ...
... In grief and anger, the aptly named Germanicus, the Roman general leading the expedition, ordered his men to bury the remains, in the words of Tacitus, “not a soldier knowing whether he was interring the relics of a relative or a stranger, but looking on all as kinsfolk and of their own blood, while ...
Belegstelle: CEACelio 00003
... Severus Alexander (222-235). From that moment on, it guarded the road from Damascus to Palmyra. One of its commanders was Publius Licinius Valerianus, who was emperor between 253 and 260. A unit made up from soldiers of III Gallica and I Illyricorum was active in Egypt in 315-316. A comparable unit ...
... Severus Alexander (222-235). From that moment on, it guarded the road from Damascus to Palmyra. One of its commanders was Publius Licinius Valerianus, who was emperor between 253 and 260. A unit made up from soldiers of III Gallica and I Illyricorum was active in Egypt in 315-316. A comparable unit ...
Week 7 in PowerPoint
... • At a time when the entire Roman army had a total of only 29 legions to garrison the entire empire, one legion was deployed to besiege Masada, there to reduce the fortress by great works of engineering, including a huge ramp reaching the full height of the mountain • The entire three-year operation ...
... • At a time when the entire Roman army had a total of only 29 legions to garrison the entire empire, one legion was deployed to besiege Masada, there to reduce the fortress by great works of engineering, including a huge ramp reaching the full height of the mountain • The entire three-year operation ...
Wednesday, Jan. 10
... • At a time when the entire Roman army had a total of only 29 legions to garrison the entire empire, one legion was deployed to besiege Masada, there to reduce the fortress by great works of engineering, including a huge ramp reaching the full height of the mountain • The entire three-year operation ...
... • At a time when the entire Roman army had a total of only 29 legions to garrison the entire empire, one legion was deployed to besiege Masada, there to reduce the fortress by great works of engineering, including a huge ramp reaching the full height of the mountain • The entire three-year operation ...
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 ...
Historical Investigation: Assess why the Roman army was so
... Wikipedia.org, Marian reforms, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marius_reforms, accessed 04/09/08 Wikipedia.org, Roman Empire, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_empire, accessed 03/09/08 Historylink102.com, Structure of the Roman Army, http://historylink102.com/Rome/roman-armystructure.htm, accessed 20 ...
... Wikipedia.org, Marian reforms, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marius_reforms, accessed 04/09/08 Wikipedia.org, Roman Empire, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_empire, accessed 03/09/08 Historylink102.com, Structure of the Roman Army, http://historylink102.com/Rome/roman-armystructure.htm, accessed 20 ...
Added Scenarios for Phalanx
... #16 – ISSUS - November 333 – AS Alexander’s rear was threatened by the Persian fleet, he attempted to seize Persia’s Mediterranean coast. Darius moved into Alexander’s rear as he went into Syria. Alexander turned and met the Persians at Issue. The Persians massed on a narrow coastal plain, and Alexa ...
... #16 – ISSUS - November 333 – AS Alexander’s rear was threatened by the Persian fleet, he attempted to seize Persia’s Mediterranean coast. Darius moved into Alexander’s rear as he went into Syria. Alexander turned and met the Persians at Issue. The Persians massed on a narrow coastal plain, and Alexa ...
The Romans used great public projects to make the city
... Caesar Augustus With the death of Julius Caesar in 44 BC, his adopted son Octavian became the sole ruler of Rome. Octavian took measures to earn the loyalty of the Roman army. He encouraged the soldiers to retire from the army by providing them with land. Once the soldiers retired, Octavian did not ...
... Caesar Augustus With the death of Julius Caesar in 44 BC, his adopted son Octavian became the sole ruler of Rome. Octavian took measures to earn the loyalty of the Roman army. He encouraged the soldiers to retire from the army by providing them with land. Once the soldiers retired, Octavian did not ...
Pewter
... conquered all of Britain, but it took many times that many troops to hold it against ever increasing guerilla war from numerous tribes and invaders, and by 410, they abandoned any official presence in Britain. Overall, their investment in the endeavor had a very negative return on investment and was ...
... conquered all of Britain, but it took many times that many troops to hold it against ever increasing guerilla war from numerous tribes and invaders, and by 410, they abandoned any official presence in Britain. Overall, their investment in the endeavor had a very negative return on investment and was ...
Barbarian Experts - West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District
... better (safer) roles than the poor. What put stress on this system was the continuous warfare Rome was involved in. In theory, the army was designed for local wars for only short periods of time. Yet Rome’s plan to extend its territories meant long wars, many of them to be fought overseas. In additi ...
... better (safer) roles than the poor. What put stress on this system was the continuous warfare Rome was involved in. In theory, the army was designed for local wars for only short periods of time. Yet Rome’s plan to extend its territories meant long wars, many of them to be fought overseas. In additi ...
roman tingitania to the moslem conquest, ad
... It appears that over time the Berber weapons and tactics remained virtually the same, despite the introduction of Carthaginian, Roman, Vandal and Byzantine equipment such as helmets and armor. The most powerful Numidian kings also raised units of elephants, slaves, freedmen, and mercenaries. The bas ...
... It appears that over time the Berber weapons and tactics remained virtually the same, despite the introduction of Carthaginian, Roman, Vandal and Byzantine equipment such as helmets and armor. The most powerful Numidian kings also raised units of elephants, slaves, freedmen, and mercenaries. The bas ...
Enclosing the West: The Early Roman Empire and Its
... From the ruins of the Roman Republic, a new political system emerged in which the emperor held absolute power for life. Roman culture was now anchored in an imperial system based on force, as the imperial center, Rome itself, became a model for the whole empire. Throughout the empire as well, Roman ...
... From the ruins of the Roman Republic, a new political system emerged in which the emperor held absolute power for life. Roman culture was now anchored in an imperial system based on force, as the imperial center, Rome itself, became a model for the whole empire. Throughout the empire as well, Roman ...
Punic Wars
... In the Mediterranean there were two powerhouses that competed against each other for trade and land. The Roman Republic had expanded its borders for more than two centuries and was looking for more. The city-state of Carthage controlled most of Northern Africa and the western portions of the Mediter ...
... In the Mediterranean there were two powerhouses that competed against each other for trade and land. The Roman Republic had expanded its borders for more than two centuries and was looking for more. The city-state of Carthage controlled most of Northern Africa and the western portions of the Mediter ...
Chapter 14 The Roman Republic 508B.C. –30 B. C.
... As time passed, the number of legions grew; but for many centuries each legion remained the same size. Legions of 4,200 fought against Hannibal in the Second Punic War (218–201 BC); but by the time of Julius Caesar, in the first century BC, a legion could contain as many as 6,000. ...
... As time passed, the number of legions grew; but for many centuries each legion remained the same size. Legions of 4,200 fought against Hannibal in the Second Punic War (218–201 BC); but by the time of Julius Caesar, in the first century BC, a legion could contain as many as 6,000. ...
Introduction: Sources and Methods - Beck-Shop
... celerum). Livy’s numbers are notional – there is no reason to think that the tribes contributed equally, but his total of three thousand is probably approximately correct for this period. Rome’s early cavalry may not have been solely aristocratic. The use of chariots had certainly been abandoned by ...
... celerum). Livy’s numbers are notional – there is no reason to think that the tribes contributed equally, but his total of three thousand is probably approximately correct for this period. Rome’s early cavalry may not have been solely aristocratic. The use of chariots had certainly been abandoned by ...
Military service and cultural identity in the auxilia. In
... status under Roman law. Over time, increasing numbers of citizens did join the alae and cohortes, but it was not until the edict of Caracalla in 212 that the citizenship distinction between the auxilia and the legions became redundant. ...
... status under Roman law. Over time, increasing numbers of citizens did join the alae and cohortes, but it was not until the edict of Caracalla in 212 that the citizenship distinction between the auxilia and the legions became redundant. ...
Early Roman Leaders and Emperors
... not meet the same fate as his great granduncle, Julius Caesar. Augustus was very respectful to the senators, but the Senate knew he controlled the army and could do as he pleased. The Roman army was so strong that it protected citizens from attacks from the tribes who lived beyond the empire. The po ...
... not meet the same fate as his great granduncle, Julius Caesar. Augustus was very respectful to the senators, but the Senate knew he controlled the army and could do as he pleased. The Roman army was so strong that it protected citizens from attacks from the tribes who lived beyond the empire. The po ...
12.2 The mutiny of the legions: Percennius
... and it was quite breast high when, at last overcome by his persistency, they gave up their purpose. HUI216 ...
... and it was quite breast high when, at last overcome by his persistency, they gave up their purpose. HUI216 ...
The Battle of Cannae
... altogether, and nearly double of the enemy in number, be defeated. "Wherefore, men of the army," he continued, "seeing that we have every advantage on our side for securing a victory, there is only one thing necessary---your determination, your zeal! And I do not think I need say more to you on that ...
... altogether, and nearly double of the enemy in number, be defeated. "Wherefore, men of the army," he continued, "seeing that we have every advantage on our side for securing a victory, there is only one thing necessary---your determination, your zeal! And I do not think I need say more to you on that ...
Roman army
The Roman army (Latin: exercitus Romanus, literally: Roman Army; Ancient Greek: στρατός/φοσσᾶτον Ῥωμαίων, transcription: stratos/fossaton Romaion) is a term encompassing the terrestrial armed forces deployed by the Roman Kingdom (to c. 500 BC), the Roman Republic (500–31 BC), the Roman Empire (31 BC – 395/476 AD) and its successor the East Roman or Byzantine Empire. It is thus a term that spans approximately 2,000 years, during which the Roman armed forces underwent numerous permutations in composition, organization, equipment and tactics, while conserving a core of lasting traditions.