Military History

The Legio X Gemina Homepage

This is the homepage of the Gemina Project, a Dutch reenactment society that portrays Roman soldiers and civilians as they would have appeared in the last quarter of the first century AD when the legio X Gemina was stationed at the castra of Nijmegen. [Warfare] [Rome]...

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ORB Online Encyclopedia--Late Roman Army

Late Antiquity in the Mediterranean. The birth of the Late Roman Army is usually taken to be the reforms of Diocletian (284-305) and Constantine (305-337). Their reforms were not completely innovative and forerunners of all their changes can be seen in the institutions and practices of the army of the third century AD. From the early fourth century...

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ORB Online Encyclopedia--Collapse of the Roman Empire

Late Antiquity in the Mediterranean. The Collapse of the Roman Empire--Military Aspects. Hugh Elton. Modern historians explain the collapse of the western Roman empire in the fourth and fifth centuries in one of two ways. One group follows an institutional approach, which finds the reasons in the long-term and looks closely at internal structures. ...

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Caesar's Campaigns in Gaul (58-50 BC)

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Britannia: A Roman Military Bibliography

"Britannia: A Roman Military Bibliography" is a comprehensive and invaluable resource for anyone interested in delving into the military history of Roman Britain. This meticulously curated bibliography serves as a gateway to a vast array of scholarly works, research papers, books, and articles that collectively offer a deep and multifaceted explora...

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Ancient Rome Military History

The ancient Roman military was one of the most successful and powerful military forces in history. It was responsible for the expansion of the Roman Republic and Empire, and it played a key role in the development of Western civilization. The Roman military was organized into a number of different units, including the legion, the cavalry, and the n...

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