Rome - Roman Soldiers
Resources on the Roman military, and especially the equites or cavalry and pedites or infantry.
Magister Militum
The Roman military office of Magister Militum was a military commander.
The Roman military office of Magister Militum was a military commander.
Cohort
Roman cohort.
Roman cohort.
Size of Roman Soldiers
Vegetius says that Roman soldiers had to be six feet tall. Find out how that could be possible.
Vegetius says that Roman soldiers had to be six feet tall. Find out how that could be possible.
Roman Military Leaders
Profiles of Roman military leaders Agrippa, Brutus, Camillus, Cincinnatus, Horatius, Marius, Stilicho, and Sulla.
Profiles of Roman military leaders Agrippa, Brutus, Camillus, Cincinnatus, Horatius, Marius, Stilicho, and Sulla.
The Battle That Stopped Rome
If you're trying to understand what we know of the Teutoberg Forest disaster in A.D. 9, when three Roman legions were annihilated by German tribes, or you are looking for background on the opening scene of the movie Gladiator, Peter S. Wells' very clearly written The Battle That Stopped Rome - Emperor Augustus, Arminius, and the Slaughter of the Legions in the Teutoberg Forest will be invaluable.
If you're trying to understand what we know of the Teutoberg Forest disaster in A.D. 9, when three Roman legions were annihilated by German tribes, or you are looking for background on the opening scene of the movie Gladiator, Peter S. Wells' very clearly written The Battle That Stopped Rome - Emperor Augustus, Arminius, and the Slaughter of the Legions in the Teutoberg Forest will be invaluable.