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Pub. Date
2017.
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English
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The Roman Republic was one of the most remarkable achievements in the history of civilization. Beginning as a small city-state in central Italy, Rome gradually expanded into a wider world filled with petty tyrants, barbarian chieftains, and despotic kings. Through the centuries, Rome's model of cooperative and participatory government remained remarkably durable and unmatched in the history of the ancient world. In 146 BC, Rome finally emerged as...
3) Roman army
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Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
2004.
Language
English
Description
The Romans were the world's first military superpower. Much of their success lay in the strength of their vast army of highly trained, ruthlessly efficient soldiers. Discover what made the Roman legions such a force to be reckoned with and find the answers to hundreds of question such as: Did the Roman army really march on its stomach? -- How did the Romans manage to beat Hannibal?
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Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"[This book] tells the story of the Eternal City--from the early Roman Republic through the Renaissance and the Reformation to Mussolini and the German occupation in World War Two--through pivotal moments that defined its history"--Amazon.com.
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Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"In this general-interest book, historian Guy de la Bédoyère takes us into the day-to-day life of a soldier in the imperial Roman army. His compelling narrative draws on archaeological evidence and the words of Roman historians and of the soldiers themselves, especially through their religious dedications, tombstones, private letters, and graffiti. The result is a window on how the men, their wives, concubines, and children lived, whether in bleak...
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Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
2005.
Language
English
Description
How would like to join the Roman army? Roman legions are based throughout the Roman Empire. There are vacancies for young men who want to spread the Pax Roman (Roman peace). You will bring the benefits of Roman civilization to barbarians and enjoy an interesting, well-paid career. Foot soldiers and cavalrymen are needed.
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Series
Warrior of Rome volume 3
Publisher
Overlook Press
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
The Roman soldier Ballista is sent to the threatened citadel of Arete in A.D. 255 to shore up its defenses against the massing Persian empire.
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Publisher
Pegasus Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
A narrative history of the Roman Empire from the point of view of the "barbarian" enemies of Rome. Rome's history follows a remarkable trajectory from its origins as a tiny village of refugees from a conflict zone to a dominant superpower. But throughout this history, Rome faced significant resistance and rebellion from peoples whom it regarded as barbarians: Ostrogoths, Visigoths, Goths, Vandals, Huns, Picts and Scots. Based both on ancient historical...
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Series
Publisher
Teaching Company
Pub. Date
c2005
Language
English
Description
Hollywood has gone to elaborate lengths to recreate the violence and mayhem of ancient warfare in movies, but what were ancient battles really like? What weapons, tactics, armor, training, and logistics were used? What were the crucial factors that could turn the tide of battle, giving one side victory and consigning the other to slaughter, capture, or, at best, escape to fight another day? These lectures examine some of the most notable battles...
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Publisher
Wiley
Pub. Date
2004.
Language
English
Description
A unique and splendidly researched story, following the trials and triumphs of Julius Caesar's Legio X-arguably the most famous legion of its day-from its activation to the slogging battle of Munda and from Thapsus, Caesar's tactical masterpiece, to the grim siege of the Jewish fortress of Masada. More than a mere unit account, it incorporates the history of Rome and the Roman army at the height of their power and gory glory. Many military historians...
16) The defeat of Rome in the East: Crassus, the Parthians, and the disastrous Battle of Carrhae, 53 BC
Author
Publisher
Casemate
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
Sampson lays out the gruesome outcome of Rome's greatest military disaster atCarrhae and its consequences.
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Publisher
Princeton University Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"A history of the ways in which ancient cultures developed and used biological, chemical, and other unconventional warfare, drawing on myth, science, and history and told Mayor's scrupulous, yet entertaining style"--
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