Ancient Rome

Polybius (c.200-after 118 BCE): The Battle of Cannae, 216 BC

From:Polybius, The Histories of Polybius,vol. I. 264-275., trans. Evelyn S. Shuckburgh (London: Macmillan, 1889), pp. 226-230. Courtsey of the Internet Ancient History Sourcebook. [Rome] [Military History]...

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Roman Legionary Forces in Sicily During the Second Punic War

The Number of Legions Stationed on the Island from 214 to 210 B.C. by E. D. Clark The Ancient History Bulletin , vol 8.4 (1994) 133-140. [Rome] [Military History]...

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Catapults in Greek and Roman Antiquity.

By D. Baatz [Rome] [Military History]...

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Imperial Service quarantees citizenship:

Would you like to know more? The homepage of Sander van Dorst with numerous links for the study of the Roman army. [Rome] [Military History]...

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Legio VIII Augusta MGV;

A living historical society depicting 1st and 2nd century Roman Britain. "We are a group of enthusiasts from Wales and the North of England who aim to authentically depict the society which existed in Roman Britain during the late 1st and early 2nd Century AD." [Rome] [Military History]...

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The Roman Navy of the First Punic War

1 - Intro 2 - War Begins 3 - Roman Fleets 4 - Quinqueremes 5 - Tactics 6 - Spring 260 7 - Corvus 8 - Mylae & Duilius 9 - 259-257 10 - Fleet Sizes 11 - Ecnomus 12 - Tactics at Ecnomus 13 - Ecnomus 3 14 - Siege of Lilybaeum 15 - Drepanum 16 - 247 17 - Aegates Islands 18 - Results and Consequences Works Cited. Dan Diffendale. [Rome] [Military Hi...

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Legal Status in the Roman World

Laws, Customs, Culture and more. [Rome] [Political Resources]...

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The Censors of the Roman Republic

The identities of the early Censors are not all known to us, buta continuous list exists from 280 BC onwards. [Rome] [Political Resources]...

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The Alexandrian Wars By Julius Caesar.

Translated by W. A. McDevitte and W. S. Bohn. From Internet Classics Archive [Rome] [Military History]...

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The Siege of Syracuse from Plutarch's Parallel Lives

Plutarch, the venerable biographer and essayist of ancient Greece, skillfully brings forth the dramatic narrative of The Siege of Syracuse in his work "Parallel Lives." In this historical masterpiece, Plutarch paints a vivid portrait of the protagonists, weaving together the destinies of notable figures from Greek and Roman history. Immerse yoursel...

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