A comprehensive narrative history of the greatest army the world has ever known from its earliest origins to its disintegration in AD 476.
The expert contributors to this volume delve into this culture, offering an extensive account of the Roman army, from its beginnings to its transformation in the later Roman Empire.
The book is divided into three parts: Part 1 provides a detailed account of what the legionaries wore and ate, what camp life was like, what they were paid and how they were motivated and punished.
“An outstanding general study of the Roman military system. . . . The best one-volume treatment of the subject now in existence.”—Historian
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.
The Making of the Roman Army: From Republic to Empire
This book is the first comprehensive discussion of the Roman army during this period, and it shows how the army adapted itself to meet these growing threats and how effective it was in combating them.
Combining the latest archaeological discoveries with the written records of those who actually saw the Roman legions in action, this book provides a vivid picture of what it meant to be a Roman legionary.
Recreates the life and training of the rank-and-file soldier, from enlistment to discharge
A comprehensive narrative history of the greatest army the world has ever known from its earliest origins to its disintegration in AD 476.
Rather than a history of the army itself, or a guide to military organization and fighting methods, this book is a ground-level recreation of what it was like to be a soldier in the army that made the empire.