Ancient Rome

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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Roman Military Forts and Camps

The Roman Military in Britain. The Roman fortification, whether it was a temporary overnight camp in enemy territory, an auxilliary outpost fort set to guard a strategic location, or a large fortress to garrison the might of the Roman legions, all were posessed of an internal layout which almost invariably followed the same basic pattern. A Roman ...

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The Hunterian Museum: Romans in Scotland

This exhibition tells the story of the Roman presence in Scotland in the first and second centuries AD, with emphasis on the Antonine Wall frontier and the life lived by the soldiers based in forts along its line....

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