Roman Army and Military

ISBN: 9781789251845
Published by : Oxbow Books
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Compared to modern standard, the Roman army of the imperial era was surprisingly small. However, when assessed in terms of their various tasks, they by far outstrip modern armies – acting not only as an armed power of the state in external and int... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781472418173
Published by : Routledge
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During the third and fourth centuries AD military conflict between the Roman and Persian Empires was at a level and depth not seen during the Parthian period. At the same time contact between the two empires increased markedly, and contributed in ... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781784919528
Published by : Archaeopress
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Over the last decades, discussions about the functions of the Roman army in frontier areas have contributed to a complex understanding of the military and its interactions with local geographies and peoples throughout the Empire. Nevertheless, in ... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9789004383333
Published by : Brill
Series: Amsterdam Studies in Classical Philology
Volume: 29
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In this collected volume fourteen experts in the fields of Classics and Ancient History study the textual strategies used by Herodotus and Livy when recounting the disastrous battles at Thermopylae and Cannae. Literary, linguistic and historical a... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781472830043
Published by : Osprey
Series: Elite
Volume: 225
From the army of Marc Antony in the 1st century BC, Roman generals hired Oriental heavy armoured cavalry to serve in their military alongside the legions. These troops, both from the northern steppes and the Persian frontiers, continued an ancient... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781783831845
Published by : Pen & Sword Books Ltd
The words Pax Augusta - or Pax Romana - evoke a period of uninterrupted peace across the vast Roman Empire. Lindsay Powell exposes this as a fallacy. Almost every year between 31 BC and AD 14 the Roman Army was in action somewhere, either fighting... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781783463794
Published by : Pen & Sword Books Ltd
From the moment its last king was expelled (traditionally in 753) the Roman republic had to fight for its very survival. Centuries of almost continuous warfare saw Rome's armies evolve in response to a wide variety of threats which were met with m... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780300234381
Published by : Yale University Press
A riveting account of ancient Rome's imperial bodyguard, the select band of soldiers who wielded the power to make-or destroy-the emperors they served Founded by Augustus around 27 B.C., the elite Praetorian Guard was tasked with the protection of... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780415788380
Published by : Routledge
Series: Routledge Monographs in Classical Studies
In The Greek and Roman Trophy: From Battlefield Marker to Icon of Power, Kinnee presents the first monographic treatment of ancient trophies in sixty years. The study spans Archaic Greece through the Augustan Principate. Kinnee aims to create a ho... .... Learn More