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The Roman Imperial Army of the First and Second Centuries AD. For over
five hundred years the Romans Empire flourished, conquered ...
... London: Salamander Books Ltd, 1980. Webster, G., The Roman Imperial Army of the
First and Second Centuries AD London: Adams & Charles Black, 1969.
... to let even more barbarians into the army to help ... in contests of power, often for
the imperial throne of ... or respond to multiple incursions on the Roman frontier ...
... Although made in Army workshops and probably a required item ... Similarly used throughout
the Roman period ... occasionally used by legionaries in the imperial period ...
... A Roman house usually consisted of small rooms laid out ... was a court of law, but other
basilicas served as imperial audience chambers, army drill halls ...
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For over five hundred years the Romans Empire flourished, conquered and then controlled much of (what was to them) the known world. There are two main reasons they were able to do this. One reason was the policy of “Romanization\" that encouraged those that were conquered to become part of the empire, even providing various ways for them to become Roman citizens. The second reason was military force that did the actual conquering that provided the territories to be “Romanized,\" and then held those areas. These guys really knew what they were doing (at least most of the time), and they did it much better at it than anyone else at the time. The Roman Army is, at the root of it all, the single force that created the largest empire known in western civilization, and maintained that empire for half a millennium. Being somewhat of a fan of the Roman Empire, and especially the military, I chose this book in anticipation of acquiring a bit more knowledge about the subject. The Roman Imperial Army completely exceeded my expectations.
In his foreword (to the first edition) the author presents the thesis: “The booklet on the Roman Army produced in 1956 for the Grosvenor Museum, Chester, has been well received and this has encouraged me to attempt a more extensive version.” While I found this to be a rather weak thesis statement, there can be no doubt that Mr. Webster achieved his goal.
The booklet referred to in the paragraph above was fifty-two pages, a mere pamphlet in comparison to this work’s two hundred and eighty-five pages of excellently researched text. Every page of text has very detailed footnotes, often taking as much space as the text being referenced. Referring to this work as “little more than a compilation”, the author credits roughly thirty works by actual Romans (Caesar, Plutarch, Tacitus, and many others). Additionally, he credits several hundred works by more contemporary authors (whose text is in English,...
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