The Army & Battles – The Roman Empire

Legionary Helmets of the Roman Period

Visiting Contributor — Mon, 20 Dec 2021 19:04:01 +0000

by Iain Dickson, ‘Melvadius Macrinus Cugerni’ Sculptural Evidence Many sculptures have been found showing the Roman army in operation as well as individual memorial monuments to Roman soldiers. The workmanship on ...

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The Re-Conquest of Africa (AD 533)

Visiting Contributor — Mon, 20 Dec 2021 18:36:40 +0000

by Gary Julian It is as if there is a “code of silence” among Historians in general, and Military Historians in particular, on the career of Count Belisarius of the Eastern ...

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The Persian Wars of Heraclius

Visiting Contributor — Mon, 20 Dec 2021 17:18:16 +0000

by Kurs In this article, I will try to throw some light on the Persian campaigns of the emperor Heraclius (who reigned AD 610 – 641), which in most historical ...

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Aurelian’s Campaign in the East

Visiting Contributor — Sun, 19 Dec 2021 00:10:52 +0000

AD 272/273 by ‘Emperor Aurelianus’ Background to the Conflict The conflict between Zenobia of Palmyra and Aurelian took place for the most part in 272ad, in the second year of ...

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Army Soldier Dress, Armor, & Weapons

Franco Cavazzi — Sat, 18 Dec 2021 23:41:46 +0000

A collection of pictures of soldiers with their armour/equipment (recreated from historical accounts). Hoplite (5th century BC) Veles, plural: velites (3rd/2nd century BC) Hastatus (3rd/2nd Century BC) Triarius (3rd/2nd Century BC) ...

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Siege Warfare

Franco Cavazzi — Sat, 18 Dec 2021 22:35:44 +0000

Siege Warfare – Tactics Ancient Romans were experts in siege warfare. In conducting sieges, the Romans showed their practical genius combined with ruthless thoroughness. If a place could not be ...

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Roman Navy

Franco Cavazzi — Sat, 18 Dec 2021 22:26:28 +0000

The Roman Navy was always considered an inferior arm and was strictly under army control. But already during the First Punic War, Rome proved itself capable of launching a fleet ...

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Military Training

Franco Cavazzi — Sat, 18 Dec 2021 22:25:28 +0000

Marching and Physical Training The first thing the soldiers were taught to do, was to march. The historian Vegetius tells us that it was seen as of greatest importance to ...

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Army Career

Franco Cavazzi — Sat, 18 Dec 2021 22:22:32 +0000

Roman society was governed by class and so in effect there was three separate army careers possible, that of the common soldier in the ranks, that of the equestrians and ...

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How to become a Roman soldier?

Franco Cavazzi — Sat, 18 Dec 2021 22:01:46 +0000

The Recruit of the Republican Army (before the Reforms of Marius) War offered the Roman citizen of the republic the possibility of returning covered in glory, having won both land ...

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The Auxilia

Franco Cavazzi — Sat, 18 Dec 2021 21:58:17 +0000

There were three kinds of units in the auxilia of the early empire. The cavalry alae, the infantry cohorts and the mixed infantry and horsemen cohortes equitatae. The Ala (The ...

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The Roman Standards

Franco Cavazzi — Sat, 18 Dec 2021 21:33:25 +0000

Nothing in military history quite matches the Roman standards. Perhaps the closest equivalent are the regimental colours in contemporary armies. The standards, the signa were a recognition signal and a ...

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Legion Name List

Franco Cavazzi — Sat, 18 Dec 2021 21:18:08 +0000

This is not a complete list of all legions, but a listing of examples of legionary nick-names and their origins. NAME ORIGIN OF NAME TIME OF CREATION I Adiutrix pia ...

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Roman Military Tactics

Franco Cavazzi — Sat, 18 Dec 2021 21:05:50 +0000

Information about tactics can be derived from accounts of battles, but the very military manuals known to have existed and to have been used extensively by commanders, have not survived. ...

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