General

Management Plan for the Hadrian's Wall World Heritage Site

Hadrian's Wall and its associated features are the most complex and best preserved of all the frontier works of the Roman Empire comprising the Wall itself, the Vallum, which probably marked the rear edge of the Wall zone, 16 forts (surrounded by civilian settlements) along or near the Wall, the Roman towns of Carlisle and Corbridge lying behind th...

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The Siege of Masada

Flavius Josephus - AD 72 [text]...

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Lucius Cornelius Sulla Felix

(b. 138 BC - d. 78 BC, Puteoli), was the great Roman general who as dictator carried out remarkable constitutional reforms in an attempt to preserve the Republic, and reinforce the traditional power of the Senate. Yet in spite of these reforms, his most lasting impact was not the preservation of the Republic, but its destruction. For in the precede...

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JUDAEA AND CIVIL WAR

REVOLT, INDEPENDENCE, AND RELIGIOUS DIVISIONS. Frank E. Smitha...

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Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire

Detailed Table of Contents (with links to quotations). The "Best of" Edward Gibbon`s...

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Romans

Important People / Main Events / Town Tour / Web Links A Child's Life / Military / Art & Craft / Fun & Games...

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Changing Concept of Roman Weapons and Tactics

Development of the Roman Legion from the late Republic to the height of the Empire. Campaigns and battles. Tactics and weapons of the Roman armies. Siege warfare / fortification. Profiles of the greatest military commanders. [Warfare] [Rome]...

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