Author : Nick Sekunda
Publisher : Osprey Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 29,81 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Rome
ISBN : 9781841760445
This book combines Men-at-Arms 283- 'Early Roman Armies', Men-at-Arms 291- 'Republican Roman Army 200-104 BC' and Men-at-Arms 46 'The Roman Army from Caesar to Trajan'. Rome held dominion over a huge swathe of territory and peoples by the 1st century AD, covering Europe, North Africa and the Middle East. Yet the delivery, maintenance and administration of such power and riches were founded upon one thing alone - the military might of her army.
Author : Alex Gough
Publisher : Canelo
Page : 474 pages
File Size : 47,27 MB
Release : 2023-06-22
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1804362069
Who was the man that would become Caesar's lieutenant, Brutus' rival, Cleopatra's lover, and Octavian's enemy? When his stepfather is executed for his involvement in the Catilinarian conspiracy, Mark Antony and his family are disgraced. His adolescence is marked by scandal and mischief, his love affairs are fleeting, and yet, his ambition is vast. Antony's path to prosperity leads him to an education in Athens, a campaign for a seat in the Senate, and a position of military command. Undeterred by his baptism of fire on the battlefields of Judaea and Egypt, he climbs the ranks to become the right hand man of Rome’s most famous general, Julius Caesar. The first of an epic new four book series, Caesar’s Soldier brings to life the world of one of history’s greatest warriors and romantics, as he becomes an integral part of the Roman Republic in its moment of glory and crisis. Perfect for fans of Conn Iggulden and Bernard Cornwell. Praise for Caesar's Soldier: 'A bold and exciting recreation of the Roman world' Harry Sidebottom, author of the Warrior of Rome series 'A compelling and admirably detailed opening act to what promises to be a truly epic saga.' Ian Ross, author of the Twilight of Empire series 'Roman fiction has a new master in Alex Gough.' S. J. A. Turney, author of the Marius' Mules series 'Caesar’s Soldier puts flesh on the historical bones of Marcus Antonius... The first in a series, Caesar’s Soldier leaves us eagerly awaiting the next volume' Amanda Cockrell, author of The Borderlands Books 'A tour de force from a master of Roman fiction' Gordon Doherty, author of the Rise of Emperors series 'A fascinating account of a complex and compelling man' Ruth Downie, author of the Medicus Series 'Another thrilling Roman read from Alex Gough, sparkling with life' Alison Morton, author of the Roma Nova Thrillers
Author : Alexander Merrow
Publisher : Frontline Books
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 17,38 MB
Release : 2020-03-30
Category : History
ISBN : 1473855888
An in-depth look at the world’s first ever military logistical supply system and how it fed Caesar’s armies in the field. Logistics have become a principal, if not a governing factor, in modern military operations. Armies need to be fed and supplied, and the larger the army, the greater the logistical difficulties that have to be overcome. Two thousand years ago, when communications were far more primitive, the size of armies was limited by the difficulties of supply. It was because the Romans developed a sophisticated supply system that they were able to maintain large armies in the field—armies that conquered much of the then known world. In Caesar’s Great Success, the authors examine and detail the world’s first ever fully-developed logistical supply system—the forerunner of today’s complex arrangements. This includes an examination of the sea, river, and land transportation of food while on campaign, and of how the food was assembled at the operational bases and subsequently distributed. The defense of the Roman food supplies, and especially of lines of communication, was an important factor in Caesar’s operational planning, as was interdicting the enemy’s supplies. The eating habits of Caesar’s men are considered and what items could be obtained locally by forage and which were taken by requisition—and how much food a legionnaire was expected to carry on campaign. With this, the nature of the actual food consumed by the legionnaires is therefore examined and sample recipes are provided with each chapter of the book to enable the reader to relive those momentous days when Caesar and Rome ruled the world.
Author : Maj.-Gen J. F. C. Fuller
Publisher : Pickle Partners Publishing
Page : 526 pages
File Size : 33,14 MB
Release : 2018-04-03
Category : History
ISBN : 1789121310
Since the Renaissance, Julius Caesar has been idolized as a superman. Classical sources, however, present a far less exalted being. As General Fuller writes, Caesar was "an unscrupulous demagogue whose one aim was power, and a general who could not only win brilliant victories but also commit dismal blunders....It is reasonable to suspect that, at times, Caesar was not responsible for his actions, and toward the end of his life, not altogether sane." There is no doubt that Caesar was an extraordinary man. But Fuller points out that he was extraordinary for his reckless ambition, matchless daring, and ruthless tyranny, rather than for his skills as a military commander. Caesar continually had to extricate himself from results of mistakes of judgement. His unnecessary Alexandrian War, his close call at Thapsus, and his seemingly unpremeditated Gallic conquest are just a few of Fuller's many examples. And in telling Caesar's history, Fuller illuminates a century of Roman history as well. Aided by maps of Caesar's principal battles and diagrams of many of his weapons, Fuller brings to life Caesar's wars, his armies, his equipment, and his methods. Brilliant in design and impressive in scope, Julius Caesar clarifies how the military, political, and economic aspects of the Roman Republic worked together to produce a man whose name has come down to us as a synonym for absolute authority.
Author : Guy De la Bédoyère
Publisher : Abacus
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 18,92 MB
Release : 2021
Category : History
ISBN : 9780349143910
The Roman army was the greatest fighting machine the ancient world produced. The Roman Empire depended on soldiers not just to win its wars, defend its frontiers and control the seas but also to act as the engine of the state. Roman legionaries and auxiliaries came from across the Roman world and beyond. They served as tax collectors, policemen, surveyors, civil engineers and, if they survived, in retirement as civic worthies, craftsmen and politicians. Some even rose to become emperors. Gladius takes the reader right into the heart of what it meant to be a part of the Roman army through the words of Roman historians, and those of the men themselves through their religious dedications, tombstones, and even private letters and graffiti. Guy de la Bedoyere throws open a window on how the men, their wives and their children lived, from bleak frontier garrisons to guarding the emperor in Rome, enjoying a ringside seat to history fighting the emperors' wars, mutinying over pay, marching in triumphs, throwing their weight around in city streets, and enjoying esteem in honorable retirement.
Author : Adrian Goldsworthy
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 125 pages
File Size : 34,2 MB
Release : 2014-06-06
Category : History
ISBN : 1472809882
Julius Caesar and Pompey the Great were two of the greatest generals Rome had ever produced. Together they had brought vast stretches of territory under Roman dominion. In 49 BC they turned against each other and plunged Rome into civil war. Legion was pitched against legion in a vicious battle for political domination of the vast Roman world. Based on original sources, Adrian Goldsworthy provides a gripping account of this desperate power struggle. The armies were evenly matched but in the end Caesar's genius as a commander and his great good luck brought him victory in 45 BC.
Author : Harry Pratt Judson
Publisher :
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 17,61 MB
Release : 1888
Category : History
ISBN :
Author : Harry Pratt Judson
Publisher : Ravenio Books
Page : 107 pages
File Size : 46,83 MB
Release : 1903
Category : History
ISBN :
This military history classic contains the following chapters: I. The Organization 1. The Infantry of the Legion 2. The Standards 3. The Music 4. The Baggage Train 5. The Auxiliary Infantry 6. The Calvary 7. The Artillery 8. The Staff and Staff Troops II. The Legionary 1. Enlistment 2. Clothing 3. Armor 4. Arms 5. Baggage 6. Work 7. Pay 8. Discipline III. Tactics of the Legion Military Terms A Order of Battle B. The Order of March IV. Tactics of the Cavalry V. Tactics of the Army A. The Battle B. The March C. The Camp D. The Siege VI. The Ships and Sea-Fights A. Defence of Fortified Towns B. The Gallic Array and Arms C. The British Chariots
Author : Raffaele D’Amato
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 65 pages
File Size : 25,22 MB
Release : 2021-09-16
Category : History
ISBN : 1472845250
Gaius Julius Caesar remains the most famous Roman general of all time. Although he never bore the title, historians since Suetonius have judged him to be, in practice, the very first 'emperor' – after all, no other name in history has been synonymous with a title of imperial rule. Caesar was a towering personality who, for better or worse, changed the history of Rome forever. His unscrupulous ambition was matched only by his genius as a commander and his conquest of Gaul brought Rome its first great territorial expansion outside the Mediterranean world. His charismatic leadership bounded his soldiers to him not only for expeditions 'beyond the edge of the world' – to Britain – but in the subsequent civil war that raised him to ultimate power. What is seldom appreciated, however is that the army he led was as varied and cosmopolitan as those of later centuries, and it is only recently that a wider study of a whole range of evidence has allowed a more precise picture of it to emerge. Drawing on a wide range of new research, the authors examine the armies of Julius Caesar in detail, creating a detailed picture of how they lived and fought.
Author : James Mace
Publisher : James Mace
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 17,44 MB
Release : 2008-12-06
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1440100276
Rome's Vengeance In the year A.D. 9, three Roman Legions under Quintilius Varus were betrayed by the Germanic war chief, Arminius, and destroyed in the forest known as Teutoburger Wald. Six years later Rome is finally ready to unleash Her vengeance on the barbarians. The Emperor Tiberius has sent his adopted son, Germanicus Caesar, into Germania with an army of forty-thousand legionaries. The come not on a mission of conquest, but one of annihilation. With them is a young legionary named Artorius. For him the war is a personal vendetta; a chance to avenge his brother, who was killed in Teutoburger Wald. In Germania Arminius knows the Romans are coming. He realizes that the only way to fight the legions is through deceit, cunning, and plenty of well-placed brute force. In truth he is leery of Germanicus, knowing that he was trained to be a master of war by the Emperor himself. The entire Roman Empire held its collective breath as Germanicus and Arminius faced each other in what would become the most brutal and savage campaign the world had seen in a generation; a campaign that could only end in a holocaust of fire and blood.
