The Manipular formation used by Republican Roman Armies More
... The Battle of Cannae (216) will be examined first, to demonstrate the result of the Romans’ failure to deploy their legions in the manipular formation. The Battle of Cannae was the quintessential Roman defeat. The Romans entered the battle with vastly superior numbers and equipment, fighting on thei ...
... The Battle of Cannae (216) will be examined first, to demonstrate the result of the Romans’ failure to deploy their legions in the manipular formation. The Battle of Cannae was the quintessential Roman defeat. The Romans entered the battle with vastly superior numbers and equipment, fighting on thei ...
Kochom.thesis
... The Battle of Cannae (216) will be examined first, to demonstrate the result of the Romans’ failure to deploy their legions in the manipular formation. The Battle of Cannae was the quintessential Roman defeat. The Romans entered the battle with vastly superior numbers and equipment, fighting on thei ...
... The Battle of Cannae (216) will be examined first, to demonstrate the result of the Romans’ failure to deploy their legions in the manipular formation. The Battle of Cannae was the quintessential Roman defeat. The Romans entered the battle with vastly superior numbers and equipment, fighting on thei ...
Appendix 3: Overview of Levantine Military History, 63 BCE–132 CE
... forces’s observance of the Sabbath to build in preparation for battle. 4 After a siege with some help from Hyrcanus’s men, Pompey emerged victorious, though his entrance into the temple – even the Holy of Holies – did little to make him popular in Jerusalem. Thanks to Pompey’s campaigns, Rome’s powe ...
... forces’s observance of the Sabbath to build in preparation for battle. 4 After a siege with some help from Hyrcanus’s men, Pompey emerged victorious, though his entrance into the temple – even the Holy of Holies – did little to make him popular in Jerusalem. Thanks to Pompey’s campaigns, Rome’s powe ...
(Part 5a)-History Legio XIIII GMV
... and epigraphic record. Regardless, Legio XIIII Gemina is associated with the Capricorn emblem that normally attests a foundation (or reconstitution) under Augustus. For Augustus the Capricorn was an important emblem symbolising good luck as it was the zodiacal sign under which he was conceived. Oth ...
... and epigraphic record. Regardless, Legio XIIII Gemina is associated with the Capricorn emblem that normally attests a foundation (or reconstitution) under Augustus. For Augustus the Capricorn was an important emblem symbolising good luck as it was the zodiacal sign under which he was conceived. Oth ...
The Romans in Shetland - Shetland Metal Detecting Club
... Roman army. Once they had reconnoitred a new area, often making contact with the local people, a ‘Centuria’ that was made up of ten contubernium, being a total of eighty men commanded by a Centurion was dispatched, often accompanied by a detachment of cavalry. Their ultimate goal was conquering by s ...
... Roman army. Once they had reconnoitred a new area, often making contact with the local people, a ‘Centuria’ that was made up of ten contubernium, being a total of eighty men commanded by a Centurion was dispatched, often accompanied by a detachment of cavalry. Their ultimate goal was conquering by s ...
the rise of the roman republic the rise of the roman
... Important Rules Note: Whenever you see the word Legion in the rules, it means the combat units associated with both the RL and AL elements of the same Legion. HISTORICAL & DESIGN NOTE: The “paper” numerical strength of legions varied from decade to decade, consul to consul, campaign to campaign, bat ...
... Important Rules Note: Whenever you see the word Legion in the rules, it means the combat units associated with both the RL and AL elements of the same Legion. HISTORICAL & DESIGN NOTE: The “paper” numerical strength of legions varied from decade to decade, consul to consul, campaign to campaign, bat ...
Early ImpErIal romE 27 BC to 117 aD
... to new postings. The ad-hoc system of noncitizen auxiliary detachments was replaced by a formal structure where auxiliary infantry and cavalry were recruited, trained and equipped by the state and deployed around the empire. There were probably roughly equal numbers of auxiliaries and legionaries in ...
... to new postings. The ad-hoc system of noncitizen auxiliary detachments was replaced by a formal structure where auxiliary infantry and cavalry were recruited, trained and equipped by the state and deployed around the empire. There were probably roughly equal numbers of auxiliaries and legionaries in ...
SCUTUM - The Big Book of War
... Scutum ("skOO-tüm", pl. scuta) is the Latin word for "shield", although it has in modern times come to be specifically associated with the rectangular, semicylindrical body shield carried by ancient Roman legionaries. The shield's curved shape covered the wielder's front and sides, affording excelle ...
... Scutum ("skOO-tüm", pl. scuta) is the Latin word for "shield", although it has in modern times come to be specifically associated with the rectangular, semicylindrical body shield carried by ancient Roman legionaries. The shield's curved shape covered the wielder's front and sides, affording excelle ...
scenario book
... We have designed the following battles/scenarios to be as historically accurate (within the limits of available research materials) as possible. While this allows them to be excellent tools for study and solitaire play, some of the battles, because they were not balanced historically, will fall shor ...
... We have designed the following battles/scenarios to be as historically accurate (within the limits of available research materials) as possible. While this allows them to be excellent tools for study and solitaire play, some of the battles, because they were not balanced historically, will fall shor ...
Loyalty and the Sacramentum in the Roman
... soldiers and cavalry"; that is, two Italians for every Roman citizen. The proportion of Italian allies to Roman legionaries might be closer to 4:3, based on evidence that the allycitizen ratio fell in the first half of the second century Be, but there is no evidence to indicate that this significant ...
... soldiers and cavalry"; that is, two Italians for every Roman citizen. The proportion of Italian allies to Roman legionaries might be closer to 4:3, based on evidence that the allycitizen ratio fell in the first half of the second century Be, but there is no evidence to indicate that this significant ...
Wong Ruth Roman Research Paper - 2010
... ambush the enemy for water (Plutarch 504). His soldiers did just that. It was a surprise attack, so most of the enemy soldiers were unprepared and many got killed. This exemplified Marius’s strategies. Because his ideas were unique, his enemies could not figure out where or when he planned to attack ...
... ambush the enemy for water (Plutarch 504). His soldiers did just that. It was a surprise attack, so most of the enemy soldiers were unprepared and many got killed. This exemplified Marius’s strategies. Because his ideas were unique, his enemies could not figure out where or when he planned to attack ...
The Professionalization of the Roman Army in the Second Century BC
... texts do the legionaries even vaguely resemble professional military men. ...
... texts do the legionaries even vaguely resemble professional military men. ...
E I G H T rajHaiicMci Republican Rome Introduction Wars and
... group, the classis, formed the core of the city's armed might, numbering at the beginning of the Republic probably between three and six thousand hoplites in all.6 Below them, infra classem, poorer citizens fought as light-armed skirmishers, while those with the greatest wealth, principally a small ...
... group, the classis, formed the core of the city's armed might, numbering at the beginning of the Republic probably between three and six thousand hoplites in all.6 Below them, infra classem, poorer citizens fought as light-armed skirmishers, while those with the greatest wealth, principally a small ...
Spartacus in the Slave Revolt
... 3. Analyzing Ideas How do you think the history of Rome would have been different if Spartacus had succeeded in crossing the Alps? ...
... 3. Analyzing Ideas How do you think the history of Rome would have been different if Spartacus had succeeded in crossing the Alps? ...
Roman Senate Simulation
... The Roman Senate Simulation is a role-playing game that encapsulates a single class period. When the students enter the room the desks should already be divided into eight (roughly equal) groups. It is acceptable for some groups to have more members as this is taken into account by the game. Note: T ...
... The Roman Senate Simulation is a role-playing game that encapsulates a single class period. When the students enter the room the desks should already be divided into eight (roughly equal) groups. It is acceptable for some groups to have more members as this is taken into account by the game. Note: T ...
CLH275 Rome and the Mediterranean
... The Lex Licinia Sextia in 367 BC ruled that one of the two consuls had to be plebeian. The Consuls would alternate chairmanship of the senate each month. They were the highest judicial power in the Republic, with the ability to override the decisions of almost every official, particularly thos ...
... The Lex Licinia Sextia in 367 BC ruled that one of the two consuls had to be plebeian. The Consuls would alternate chairmanship of the senate each month. They were the highest judicial power in the Republic, with the ability to override the decisions of almost every official, particularly thos ...
Marius and Sulla
... Upon his arrival in Rome, Sulla suppressed the Assembly. He butchered enemies of the Senate, declared Marius an outlaw and put a bounty on his head. Marius fled to North Africa. Sulla returned power to the Senate, but he had set a horrible precedent. He had marched an army on Rome to settle a politi ...
... Upon his arrival in Rome, Sulla suppressed the Assembly. He butchered enemies of the Senate, declared Marius an outlaw and put a bounty on his head. Marius fled to North Africa. Sulla returned power to the Senate, but he had set a horrible precedent. He had marched an army on Rome to settle a politi ...
`Quintictilius Varus, give me back my legions!` Augustus Caesar
... veteran's white eyes, boring into them as they lay. ‘The Celt fight like the Furies,' Domituis hissed, and Marcus knew he must have gestured to ward off the evil he could invoke by speaking of those snake haired goddesses. ‘Their swords dwarf your gladius Marcus, they can outreach, out stab and out ...
... veteran's white eyes, boring into them as they lay. ‘The Celt fight like the Furies,' Domituis hissed, and Marcus knew he must have gestured to ward off the evil he could invoke by speaking of those snake haired goddesses. ‘Their swords dwarf your gladius Marcus, they can outreach, out stab and out ...
nervi - School District of Clayton
... Those who came with the Roman baggage train arrived to find the camp filled with battle The Treviri, who helped assist the baggage claim rushed back home and told their state that the Romans were conquered and the enemy possessed their camp + baggage train ...
... Those who came with the Roman baggage train arrived to find the camp filled with battle The Treviri, who helped assist the baggage claim rushed back home and told their state that the Romans were conquered and the enemy possessed their camp + baggage train ...
Oscar Vasquez HIST 1500 Professor Cody K. Carlson 9/16/2011
... Film Synopsis: Spartacus is a 1960 film that depicts Spartacus, a slave who finds himself in a gladiator academy. Spartacus and other prisoners escape from the academy and lead a slave revolt against Rome. He and other former slaves recruit slaves around the region of the academy and unite to form a ...
... Film Synopsis: Spartacus is a 1960 film that depicts Spartacus, a slave who finds himself in a gladiator academy. Spartacus and other prisoners escape from the academy and lead a slave revolt against Rome. He and other former slaves recruit slaves around the region of the academy and unite to form a ...
Julius Caesar - Arizona NROTC
... Caesar’s Legion – Preceded by a Vanguard of cavalry and heavy foot – Main body plus baggage in center – Rear guard disposed for immediate action – Light infantry flank guards ...
... Caesar’s Legion – Preceded by a Vanguard of cavalry and heavy foot – Main body plus baggage in center – Rear guard disposed for immediate action – Light infantry flank guards ...
The Lost Legions of Augustus
... Many artifact remains are still there, because the Romans never really had time to retrieve them, so they’ve remained buried in time. The coinage of the time is the most significant proof that this is the battle site, hundreds of copper and silver denari, all from the reign of Augustus, and all min ...
... Many artifact remains are still there, because the Romans never really had time to retrieve them, so they’ve remained buried in time. The coinage of the time is the most significant proof that this is the battle site, hundreds of copper and silver denari, all from the reign of Augustus, and all min ...
Marius` Military Reforms and the War Against Jugurtha
... wealth. They were also organized into centuries (hundreds). This division into classes carried into the military. The equite were the richest class, and formed 18 centuries. The rest of the population formed the bulk of the army, consisting of 5 classes acting as infantry. Each class was had its own ...
... wealth. They were also organized into centuries (hundreds). This division into classes carried into the military. The equite were the richest class, and formed 18 centuries. The rest of the population formed the bulk of the army, consisting of 5 classes acting as infantry. Each class was had its own ...
The Battle of Idistaviso
... to outflank the army and attack from the base of the slope. The XIII Gemina Pia Fidelis had been given the luckless task of guarding the marching camps and train. The mixed alae units of cavalry and skirmishers had been detached from each legion and had been placed under a single command to guard t ...
... to outflank the army and attack from the base of the slope. The XIII Gemina Pia Fidelis had been given the luckless task of guarding the marching camps and train. The mixed alae units of cavalry and skirmishers had been detached from each legion and had been placed under a single command to guard t ...
The Roman Army Page
... The power of the Roman emperors rested on their control of massive armed forces, paid for out of the emperor's privy purse and bound to him by an oath of personal allegiance. The vast majority of soldiers were stationed in so called imperial provinces, commanded by direct appointees of the emperor. ...
... The power of the Roman emperors rested on their control of massive armed forces, paid for out of the emperor's privy purse and bound to him by an oath of personal allegiance. The vast majority of soldiers were stationed in so called imperial provinces, commanded by direct appointees of the emperor. ...