Slide 1 - CoursePages
... Caesar had many enemies in Rome who were afraid of his growing power and popularity. Many were actively plotting to have him prosecuted for waging unauthorized war against the Gauls. After the death of Caesar’s daughter, Julia, who was married to Pompey the bond between the two men began to weaken a ...
... Caesar had many enemies in Rome who were afraid of his growing power and popularity. Many were actively plotting to have him prosecuted for waging unauthorized war against the Gauls. After the death of Caesar’s daughter, Julia, who was married to Pompey the bond between the two men began to weaken a ...
Classical Armies in Warfare
... Imperial Roman Army • Under Augustus, Roman army split into 3 distinct parts – Legio: The legions were made up entirely of citizen volunteers, each legion numbered around 5,500 soldiers – Auxilia: Support troops made up of less organized non-citizens – Numeri: Allied but non-Roman forces, usually h ...
... Imperial Roman Army • Under Augustus, Roman army split into 3 distinct parts – Legio: The legions were made up entirely of citizen volunteers, each legion numbered around 5,500 soldiers – Auxilia: Support troops made up of less organized non-citizens – Numeri: Allied but non-Roman forces, usually h ...
The Battle at Cannae
... The Roman forces placed heavy legions in the centre row with allied troops on the wings This simple advance tactic did not utilize Rome’s greater numbers, nor did it adapt as the battle lines changed. ...
... The Roman forces placed heavy legions in the centre row with allied troops on the wings This simple advance tactic did not utilize Rome’s greater numbers, nor did it adapt as the battle lines changed. ...
The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest
... legions are able to fight off the first couple of waves of German infantry with as much as tens of thousands lost, and began to establish a camp which held out for a day. Night fell and morning passed the battle has lasted 3 days. Varus decides that in order to survive they must move out. But again ...
... legions are able to fight off the first couple of waves of German infantry with as much as tens of thousands lost, and began to establish a camp which held out for a day. Night fell and morning passed the battle has lasted 3 days. Varus decides that in order to survive they must move out. But again ...
Roman citizens
... Some individuals received citizenship because of their outstanding service to the Roman republic (later, the empire). One could also buy citizenship, but at a very high price. Non-citizen troops were rewarded with Roman citizenship after their term of service. Their children also became citizens and ...
... Some individuals received citizenship because of their outstanding service to the Roman republic (later, the empire). One could also buy citizenship, but at a very high price. Non-citizen troops were rewarded with Roman citizenship after their term of service. Their children also became citizens and ...
Massacre in the Teutoburg Forest: Rome`s Defeat and
... unity. Even the Nazis would use him as a symbol of ethnic pride and power. Today there are still statues of him in Germany, even though knowledge of him is not what it once was. ...
... unity. Even the Nazis would use him as a symbol of ethnic pride and power. Today there are still statues of him in Germany, even though knowledge of him is not what it once was. ...
The Punic Wars Rome vs. Carthage
... • Military organization was more flexible than those of many opponents • Roman discipline, organization & systemization sustained combat effectiveness over a longer period • Roman military and civic culture gave the military consistent motivation and cohesion • Romans were more persistent and more w ...
... • Military organization was more flexible than those of many opponents • Roman discipline, organization & systemization sustained combat effectiveness over a longer period • Roman military and civic culture gave the military consistent motivation and cohesion • Romans were more persistent and more w ...
Roman Legion & Gladiators
... Legions were composed of the following units: Equites(cavalry) ~ most prestigious unit, where wealthy young Roman upstarts displayed their skill. All of the equipment was purchased by each cavalryman, which consisted of a round shield, helmet, body armour, sword and one or more javelins Velites (li ...
... Legions were composed of the following units: Equites(cavalry) ~ most prestigious unit, where wealthy young Roman upstarts displayed their skill. All of the equipment was purchased by each cavalryman, which consisted of a round shield, helmet, body armour, sword and one or more javelins Velites (li ...
Cingulum with mixed volcano type plates model - LEGIO
... lived. Drusus conducted several campaigns and when he died in 9 BCE, the Rhine had become a Roman river. A monument that may have been the cenotaph of the young general was erected in Mainz. (The remains are still visible.) The legionary base-castra, has been discovered in the part of Mainz.It measu ...
... lived. Drusus conducted several campaigns and when he died in 9 BCE, the Rhine had become a Roman river. A monument that may have been the cenotaph of the young general was erected in Mainz. (The remains are still visible.) The legionary base-castra, has been discovered in the part of Mainz.It measu ...
Name
... o Republic- a form of government where citizens elect their leaders. By 267 BC, Rome controlled most of Italy o Strong army- all male citizens who owned land served in army o Organized into legions (small groups of soldiers) which were easier to manage ...
... o Republic- a form of government where citizens elect their leaders. By 267 BC, Rome controlled most of Italy o Strong army- all male citizens who owned land served in army o Organized into legions (small groups of soldiers) which were easier to manage ...
part 1 - ancient greek warfare
... Most of what we know about them militarily is due to the findings of archaeologists. Backbone on their army was the infantry. Infantry: the general branch of an army that engages in military combat on foot. engage with the enemy in close-ranged combat Units bear the largest brunt of warfar ...
... Most of what we know about them militarily is due to the findings of archaeologists. Backbone on their army was the infantry. Infantry: the general branch of an army that engages in military combat on foot. engage with the enemy in close-ranged combat Units bear the largest brunt of warfar ...
History of Cohors I Batavorum
... lack of cavalry, archers, slingers, etc. was made good by recruiting non-Roman peoples into cohorts of 500 (quingenaria) and 1000 (milliaria) men. These tended to be one of three types; light infantry, cavalry or combined units of cavalry and infantry. Auxiliary troops were levied from the conquered ...
... lack of cavalry, archers, slingers, etc. was made good by recruiting non-Roman peoples into cohorts of 500 (quingenaria) and 1000 (milliaria) men. These tended to be one of three types; light infantry, cavalry or combined units of cavalry and infantry. Auxiliary troops were levied from the conquered ...
Tacitus on the End of the Roman Republic
... Dictatorships were held for a temporary crisis. The power of the decemvirs did not last beyond two years, nor was the consular jurisdiction of the military tribunes of long duration. The despotisms of Cinna and Sulla were brief; the rule of Pompeius and of Crassus soon yielded before Caesar; the arm ...
... Dictatorships were held for a temporary crisis. The power of the decemvirs did not last beyond two years, nor was the consular jurisdiction of the military tribunes of long duration. The despotisms of Cinna and Sulla were brief; the rule of Pompeius and of Crassus soon yielded before Caesar; the arm ...
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... outnumbered but determined to preserve honor if not life as it went down fighting the Celtic woman who had overrun most of Roman Britain in fewer than two weeks. She was Boudicca, war queen of the Britons. The Romans knew her as Boadicea. The place, a tree-lined plain near the Anker River in central ...
... outnumbered but determined to preserve honor if not life as it went down fighting the Celtic woman who had overrun most of Roman Britain in fewer than two weeks. She was Boudicca, war queen of the Britons. The Romans knew her as Boadicea. The place, a tree-lined plain near the Anker River in central ...
The Defeat of Boudicca`s Rebellion
... The four front-line cohorts of a legion’s battle formation have sixty men each in the front rank standing at intervals of 1.8m (6ft). This gives room for throwing javelins and wielding swords while protected with the large shields the men carried. The style of fighting was, after disrupting the ene ...
... The four front-line cohorts of a legion’s battle formation have sixty men each in the front rank standing at intervals of 1.8m (6ft). This gives room for throwing javelins and wielding swords while protected with the large shields the men carried. The style of fighting was, after disrupting the ene ...
The Roman Army
... (Ramirez).”They would gather in groups called centuries, each group consisted of 100 men. During the early republic era, in a military emergency, all property owing citizen were summoned to the Campus Martius. They would gather in groups called centuries, each group consisted of 100 men. In the begi ...
... (Ramirez).”They would gather in groups called centuries, each group consisted of 100 men. During the early republic era, in a military emergency, all property owing citizen were summoned to the Campus Martius. They would gather in groups called centuries, each group consisted of 100 men. In the begi ...
the roman army in the first century
... and imperial bodyguard at rome and another 40000 in the navy 8 except for the cavalry used for reconnaissance duty roman legion aries were exclusively heavy infantry armed with javelins legionaries and swords see below at the time of jesus the approximately legion aries were assisted by an equal or ...
... and imperial bodyguard at rome and another 40000 in the navy 8 except for the cavalry used for reconnaissance duty roman legion aries were exclusively heavy infantry armed with javelins legionaries and swords see below at the time of jesus the approximately legion aries were assisted by an equal or ...
Gergovia - C3i Ops Center
... near the walls and not to take Gergovia itself, given the obvious inferiority of the Roman Army’s starting positions. The legionaries managed to surprise the enemy and take some positions between the walls and the town, but in their enthusiasm they did not obey the trumpets ordering the retreat and ...
... near the walls and not to take Gergovia itself, given the obvious inferiority of the Roman Army’s starting positions. The legionaries managed to surprise the enemy and take some positions between the walls and the town, but in their enthusiasm they did not obey the trumpets ordering the retreat and ...
Decline of Roman Republic
... gathers an army, defeats the enemy, and returns to Rome victorious in fifteen days. He resigns post of dictator immediately, and returns to his plow. B. 450 BC: In response to plebeian demands, Roman laws are collected and written down on Twelve Tables, making it possible for all to know and underst ...
... gathers an army, defeats the enemy, and returns to Rome victorious in fifteen days. He resigns post of dictator immediately, and returns to his plow. B. 450 BC: In response to plebeian demands, Roman laws are collected and written down on Twelve Tables, making it possible for all to know and underst ...
Culture Powerpoint - North Allegheny School District
... Legatus-officer commanding a legion, member of the Senate in Rome, in mid thirties Tribunus laticlavius-senior tribune with a broad stripe who was a young man of noble birth, serving his military apprenticeship before starting a political career Tribuni angusticlavii-tribunes with the narrow stripe; ...
... Legatus-officer commanding a legion, member of the Senate in Rome, in mid thirties Tribunus laticlavius-senior tribune with a broad stripe who was a young man of noble birth, serving his military apprenticeship before starting a political career Tribuni angusticlavii-tribunes with the narrow stripe; ...
1 st written law code of Republic
... a. He had power of military behind him. b. Allowed men w/out property to become soldiers c. Pay and retirement money came from Marius. d. Created army loyal to its general 1st; Rome 2nd. 2. General Sulla gives control back to patricians a. After Marius dies civil war breaks out. b. Pro-Senate Genera ...
... a. He had power of military behind him. b. Allowed men w/out property to become soldiers c. Pay and retirement money came from Marius. d. Created army loyal to its general 1st; Rome 2nd. 2. General Sulla gives control back to patricians a. After Marius dies civil war breaks out. b. Pro-Senate Genera ...
Roman Empire - Portlaoise College
... there is a pool for catching rainwater • I...................... The pond of rainwater in the atrium • P........................... The walled in garden • S....................... The Romans prayed to the Gods here, usually in the peristylium • C.......................... is a covered walkway around ...
... there is a pool for catching rainwater • I...................... The pond of rainwater in the atrium • P........................... The walled in garden • S....................... The Romans prayed to the Gods here, usually in the peristylium • C.......................... is a covered walkway around ...
The Roman Republic The Early Republic
... Patricians and Plebeians Different groups struggle for power in early Roman Republic Patricians—wealthy landowning class that holds most of the power Plebeians—artisans, merchants and farmers; can vote, but cannot rule ...
... Patricians and Plebeians Different groups struggle for power in early Roman Republic Patricians—wealthy landowning class that holds most of the power Plebeians—artisans, merchants and farmers; can vote, but cannot rule ...
The roman army
... He carried a large square shield. HE Was armed with a stabbing sword. He Wore the famous gallic helmet. ...
... He carried a large square shield. HE Was armed with a stabbing sword. He Wore the famous gallic helmet. ...
Step I: The Artist
... that lasted for nearly 200 years, the Pax Romana. During this span of time, the Roman Empire reached the height of its power. As an expertly skilled Roman citizen, you have been tasked with reflecting back on important aspects of the Pax Romana to use your skills to both examine and pay tribute to t ...
... that lasted for nearly 200 years, the Pax Romana. During this span of time, the Roman Empire reached the height of its power. As an expertly skilled Roman citizen, you have been tasked with reflecting back on important aspects of the Pax Romana to use your skills to both examine and pay tribute to t ...