Mortem et Gloriam - Army Lists - Italy
... incoporated as Roman provinces. The Attalid Kingdom of Pergamene was bequeathed to Rome and incorporated in 129 B.C. The Roman system of government and large manpower led to a continual series of aggressive wars. ...
... incoporated as Roman provinces. The Attalid Kingdom of Pergamene was bequeathed to Rome and incorporated in 129 B.C. The Roman system of government and large manpower led to a continual series of aggressive wars. ...
the upsilonian - University of the Cumberlands
... “turning point” battle.1 It was not to be decided by the massive alliance that the Axis powers brought against Stalingrad or by the crushing counterattack that the Soviets mounted but rather by single men, the snipers of the Red Army. Stalingrad was the namesake of Joseph Stalin, the dictator who ru ...
... “turning point” battle.1 It was not to be decided by the massive alliance that the Axis powers brought against Stalingrad or by the crushing counterattack that the Soviets mounted but rather by single men, the snipers of the Red Army. Stalingrad was the namesake of Joseph Stalin, the dictator who ru ...
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... in one day, what they, themselves had with the utmost difficulty accomplished in twenty namely, the crossing of the river, send embassadors to him; at the head of which embassy was Divico, who had been commander of the Helvetii, in the war against Cassius. He thus treats with Caesar: - that, "if the ...
... in one day, what they, themselves had with the utmost difficulty accomplished in twenty namely, the crossing of the river, send embassadors to him; at the head of which embassy was Divico, who had been commander of the Helvetii, in the war against Cassius. He thus treats with Caesar: - that, "if the ...
VOLUME #2 of THE ANCIENT WORLD SERIES
... AL elements of the same Legion. For those familiar with RRR, this was called a double Legion and was used synonymously with term Legion (to the confusion of many). HISTORICAL & DESIGN NOTE: The “paper” numerical strength of legions varied from decade to decade, consul to consul, campaign to campaign ...
... AL elements of the same Legion. For those familiar with RRR, this was called a double Legion and was used synonymously with term Legion (to the confusion of many). HISTORICAL & DESIGN NOTE: The “paper” numerical strength of legions varied from decade to decade, consul to consul, campaign to campaign ...
Augustus and the Equites: Developing Rome`s Middle Class
... often was reflected by the princeps' desire for loyalty. Equites were expected to be educated in a variety of areas, including civil, military, and judicial. Through this “the emperor will provide himself with men who are 'suitable for every job,' for such training instills loyalty.”27 This loyalty ...
... often was reflected by the princeps' desire for loyalty. Equites were expected to be educated in a variety of areas, including civil, military, and judicial. Through this “the emperor will provide himself with men who are 'suitable for every job,' for such training instills loyalty.”27 This loyalty ...
I Caesar: Hadrian
... Pulled back from Parthia and left rule to client kings who would act as buffer. On Danube he burned only bridge across river even though Roman settlers were on other side. Many senators appalled. Saw conquest as way to wealth and glory and felt they had stronger claims to the throne than a Spaniard ...
... Pulled back from Parthia and left rule to client kings who would act as buffer. On Danube he burned only bridge across river even though Roman settlers were on other side. Many senators appalled. Saw conquest as way to wealth and glory and felt they had stronger claims to the throne than a Spaniard ...
The Glory of Rome Campaign
... Pyrrhus was a skilled tactical commander, while Rome’s consuls were politicians first and generals second. However, the years of warfare in Italy had given Rome and its allies flexible sword-armed legions. These proved a match for Pyrrhus’s army, which still used the old tactics of Alexander the Gre ...
... Pyrrhus was a skilled tactical commander, while Rome’s consuls were politicians first and generals second. However, the years of warfare in Italy had given Rome and its allies flexible sword-armed legions. These proved a match for Pyrrhus’s army, which still used the old tactics of Alexander the Gre ...
the mos maiorum - RomanEmpire.net
... have a feeling for it and it is an important consideration. Do you fit in? Are you a natural fighter and conqueror, or a geek who just doesn't want to lose? Do you want to be a Roman? We want winners, not whiners. We are all sick of the people who want to be part of the best unit in medievalism, but ...
... have a feeling for it and it is an important consideration. Do you fit in? Are you a natural fighter and conqueror, or a geek who just doesn't want to lose? Do you want to be a Roman? We want winners, not whiners. We are all sick of the people who want to be part of the best unit in medievalism, but ...
- Macquarie University ResearchOnline
... There is real danger of anachronism here. The use of the term doctrine in the context of the military of ancient Rome may indeed bring to mind codified manuals of the complexity evident in modern military doctrinal publications. Certainly such a notion would be entirely misplaced in discussing the ...
... There is real danger of anachronism here. The use of the term doctrine in the context of the military of ancient Rome may indeed bring to mind codified manuals of the complexity evident in modern military doctrinal publications. Certainly such a notion would be entirely misplaced in discussing the ...
Financing War in the Roman Republic 201 BCE
... army, Roman citizens served at their own expense and according to what they could afford. In exchange they received a small amount of money from the state. However this did not amount to a salary, as military service was not supposed to be a trade but rather a civic obligation interrupting civilian ...
... army, Roman citizens served at their own expense and according to what they could afford. In exchange they received a small amount of money from the state. However this did not amount to a salary, as military service was not supposed to be a trade but rather a civic obligation interrupting civilian ...
The Second Triumviratepowerpoint (dhill v1).
... A new magistracy of Antony ,Octavian and Lepidus should hold for five years with consular power That these three should designate the yearly magistrates That a distribution of the provinces should be made, giving Antony the whole of Gaul, Spain was given to Lepidus while Octavian was to have Africa, ...
... A new magistracy of Antony ,Octavian and Lepidus should hold for five years with consular power That these three should designate the yearly magistrates That a distribution of the provinces should be made, giving Antony the whole of Gaul, Spain was given to Lepidus while Octavian was to have Africa, ...
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... numbers of prefects, many of the prefectures mentioned, such as naval prefectures, were of higher status. Moreover, the men who held these posts, especially naval prefectures, were often the highest-ranking officers ‘on the spot’: they are therefore much more likely to have been mentioned in literar ...
... numbers of prefects, many of the prefectures mentioned, such as naval prefectures, were of higher status. Moreover, the men who held these posts, especially naval prefectures, were often the highest-ranking officers ‘on the spot’: they are therefore much more likely to have been mentioned in literar ...
Michael Brudno
... and certainly the most powerful man in Rome. The only conclusion that can be drawn is that either the document is a fake or it is misplaced in its current position in the text. Later in the book Josephus provides us with some decrees which do bear Caesar’s name and could very well be authentic. Sta ...
... and certainly the most powerful man in Rome. The only conclusion that can be drawn is that either the document is a fake or it is misplaced in its current position in the text. Later in the book Josephus provides us with some decrees which do bear Caesar’s name and could very well be authentic. Sta ...
The Great Battles of Spartacus!
... Spartacus found his army trapped between the armies of Crassus to his front and Pompey and Lucullus approaching from the rear. Crassus had started construction of his camp and the skirmish between slave scouts and the Roman camp guards escalated. Spartacus decided to fight the climatic battle now, b ...
... Spartacus found his army trapped between the armies of Crassus to his front and Pompey and Lucullus approaching from the rear. Crassus had started construction of his camp and the skirmish between slave scouts and the Roman camp guards escalated. Spartacus decided to fight the climatic battle now, b ...
053MariusSullaPompeyTrans
... Marius was elected by a large margin. Even though it was against the laws and traditions of the Roman army, he allowed poor people to become soldiers. Normally a commander would only give weapons to a soldier whose family already paid a large amount of money to Rome, but Marius gave weapons to poor ...
... Marius was elected by a large margin. Even though it was against the laws and traditions of the Roman army, he allowed poor people to become soldiers. Normally a commander would only give weapons to a soldier whose family already paid a large amount of money to Rome, but Marius gave weapons to poor ...
PHILIPPI 42 Be - Gustos Catering Service
... had aligned with Pompey and owed their titles, and indeed their lives, to Caesar's clementia after his defeat; but some, such as Decimus Brutus and Caius Trebonius, had been given their military commands by Caesar and had proved loyal subordinates during his Gallic and Civil wars. Caesar planned to ...
... had aligned with Pompey and owed their titles, and indeed their lives, to Caesar's clementia after his defeat; but some, such as Decimus Brutus and Caius Trebonius, had been given their military commands by Caesar and had proved loyal subordinates during his Gallic and Civil wars. Caesar planned to ...
Spartacus - dirkcannaerts.be
... besieged Spartacus and his camp on Mount Vesuvius, hoping that starvation would force Spartacus to surrender. They were surprised when Spartacus, who had made ropes from vines, climbed down the cliff side of the volcano with his men and attacked the unfortified Roman camp in the rear, killing most o ...
... besieged Spartacus and his camp on Mount Vesuvius, hoping that starvation would force Spartacus to surrender. They were surprised when Spartacus, who had made ropes from vines, climbed down the cliff side of the volcano with his men and attacked the unfortified Roman camp in the rear, killing most o ...
Sources A–T
... Marius was overcome by ambition and resentment, those worst of counsellors, and refrained from no word or act provided that it won him popularity. He relaxed his former strict discipline over the troops under his command in winter quarters, and talked about the war in a mixture of criticism and boas ...
... Marius was overcome by ambition and resentment, those worst of counsellors, and refrained from no word or act provided that it won him popularity. He relaxed his former strict discipline over the troops under his command in winter quarters, and talked about the war in a mixture of criticism and boas ...
Marius` Mules - Western Oregon University
... supplying arms to the capite censi (landless Roman citizens). He also is credited with reinstating hard training and using the cohort (legion subunit of 480 men) instead of the older manipular (older, smaller subunit) formation. He is also credited with the alteration of the javelin that allowed the ...
... supplying arms to the capite censi (landless Roman citizens). He also is credited with reinstating hard training and using the cohort (legion subunit of 480 men) instead of the older manipular (older, smaller subunit) formation. He is also credited with the alteration of the javelin that allowed the ...
Fernando Quesada Sanz “Not so different: individual
... withdrawing behind the first to open the gaps that would allow the second line of principes to advance and replace the tired hastati. The problem is that this solution, while practicable on paper, could not work on the battlefield, even during the short lulls in the fighting described above. We shou ...
... withdrawing behind the first to open the gaps that would allow the second line of principes to advance and replace the tired hastati. The problem is that this solution, while practicable on paper, could not work on the battlefield, even during the short lulls in the fighting described above. We shou ...
Analysis on the Battle of Philippi Background: After murdering
... protection. When Octavian and Antony arrived, Octavian aligned his troop to the north, while Antony aligned his troops to the South. This meant that Octavian was to battle Brutus, as Antony battled Cassius. Both sides camped for a few days. The triumvirate forces were waiting for the conspirators to ...
... protection. When Octavian and Antony arrived, Octavian aligned his troop to the north, while Antony aligned his troops to the South. This meant that Octavian was to battle Brutus, as Antony battled Cassius. Both sides camped for a few days. The triumvirate forces were waiting for the conspirators to ...
Augustus and the Visionary Leadership of Pax Romana
... between Augustus and Antonius.16 The Roman Civil Wars epitomized the intrinsic truism of power politics that ancient historian Thucydides referenced with his writings, “that right, as the world goes, is only in question between equals in power, while the strong do what they can and the weak suffer w ...
... between Augustus and Antonius.16 The Roman Civil Wars epitomized the intrinsic truism of power politics that ancient historian Thucydides referenced with his writings, “that right, as the world goes, is only in question between equals in power, while the strong do what they can and the weak suffer w ...
Julius Caesar
... celeritas of Caesar, a swiftness of action that stunned his contemporaries. Almost paradoxically, he could combine this swiftness with extraordinary patience, and as a result was almost always able to choose the time and place for his battles, or regain the initiative even in the most difficult situ ...
... celeritas of Caesar, a swiftness of action that stunned his contemporaries. Almost paradoxically, he could combine this swiftness with extraordinary patience, and as a result was almost always able to choose the time and place for his battles, or regain the initiative even in the most difficult situ ...
Julius Caesarpowerpoint-2
... celeritas of Caesar, a swiftness of action that stunned his contemporaries. Almost paradoxically, he could combine this swiftness with extraordinary patience, and as a result was almost always able to choose the time and place for his battles, or regain the initiative even in the most difficult situ ...
... celeritas of Caesar, a swiftness of action that stunned his contemporaries. Almost paradoxically, he could combine this swiftness with extraordinary patience, and as a result was almost always able to choose the time and place for his battles, or regain the initiative even in the most difficult situ ...
Julius Caesar
... celeritas of Caesar, a swiftness of action that stunned his contemporaries. Almost paradoxically, he could combine this swiftness with extraordinary patience, and as a result was almost always able to choose the time and place for his battles, or regain the initiative even in the most difficult situ ...
... celeritas of Caesar, a swiftness of action that stunned his contemporaries. Almost paradoxically, he could combine this swiftness with extraordinary patience, and as a result was almost always able to choose the time and place for his battles, or regain the initiative even in the most difficult situ ...