A Barbarian In Rome S Legions

Author : Mark Richards
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2018-08-02
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1718718179

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A Barbarian in Rome's Legions by Mark Richards Pdf

The year is 44 BC. The Roman Republic, or what remains of it, is in turmoil after the assassination of Julius Caesar. Strong men vie for supremacy in the vacuum created by Caesar's death. Marcus Antonius, Marcus Lepidus, and Octavius Caesar form a ruling junta known as the Triumvirate. They are pitted against the assassins of Caesar, who call themselves the Liberators. Far to the north on the German frontier, an obscure tribe raids the Roman province of Gaul. Meet Alderic, a towering young man out to prove himself on his first raid with the veteran warriors. A cohort of Roman legionnaires is waiting to ambush the German raiders. It ends devastatingly for the Germans. Most are killed, but a few, including Alderic, survive. He is spared execution and sold to a gladiatorial school in Rome. Alderic's fate is intertwined with the Roman power struggle. In a series of improbable events, he is forced to flee Rome with the Triumvirate's men in hot pursuit. Alderic heads to northern Italy, hoping to evade the long reach of Rome. Here, he accidentally stumbles into a Roman army encampment, which is eager for new recruits to fill the ranks for the upcoming civil war. Alderic unwittingly enlists in the Fifteenth legion. He is now Artorus, no longer known as Alderic. Soon, he finds himself heading toward Greece with his newfound comrades-in-arms to fight for the Triumvirate, the very forces that tried to kill him just months ago. The two armies clash on the plains of Philippi. Alderic not only finds an implausible destiny but shapes the future of the Roman Empire.

Author : Stephen Dando-Collins
Publisher : Quercus
Page : 837 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2013-09-03
Category : History
ISBN : 9781623652012

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Legions of Rome by Stephen Dando-Collins Pdf

No book on Roman history has attempted to do what Stephen Dando-Collins does in Legions of Rome: to provide a complete history of every Imperial Roman legion and what it achieved as a fighting force. The author has spent the last thirty years collecting every scrap of available evidence from numerous sources: stone and bronze inscriptions, coins, papyrus and literary accounts in a remarkable feat of historical detective work. 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. The section also contains numerous personal histories of individual soldiers. Part 2 offers brief unit histories of all the legions that served Rome for 300 years from 30BC. Part 3 is a sweeping chronological survey of the campaigns in which the armies were involved, told from the point of view of particular legions. Lavish, authoritative and beautifully produced, Legions of Rome will appeal to ancient history enthusiasts and military history buffs alike.

Author : Claude Stahl
Publisher : Independently Published
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2019-05-10
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1097655997

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Barbarians Vs Rome by Claude Stahl Pdf

A story of the History of Rome. Set in 455 AD "Barbarians Vs Rome", an exciting story of conquest and divided loyalties. The story of two men, friends and confidants, doomed to be on the opposing sides at the fall of the mighty Roman Empire. Of Vitus Maximus, a Roman Commander who lost his Legion in battle to the Vandals and who, when taken hostage, became a confidant and teacher of the Vandal King Gaiseric and of his friendship with Theodoric, a Barbarian Prince and his student. Through their eyes it reveals the story of how the Vandal tribes together with the Asian steppe riders the Alans, cut a bloody swathe through Europe, from Germanica to Hispania, across the Mediterranean sea to North Africa where they forced the remains of the Roman Empire to make their desperate last stand. Years later Theodoric journeys to Rome to meet his old teacher just as Gaiseric makes an audacious dash to the very gates of Rome where he meets his old confidant Vitus Maximus, now a rich and influential senator and a man who now must now make his own fateful decision. "Barbarians Vs Rome" is a riveting, historical novel that follows the timeline of real events in ancient Rome, containing vivid battle scenes, documenting an accurate use of weaponry, whilst revealing and comparing the wickedness of the Romans and character of the so called Barbarians. An exciting and unique novel that combines the death of the Roman Empire with the story of a peoples struggle to survive, and of a cunning king who led his people against the mightiest Empire the world had ever seen.

Author : Peter S. Wells
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2004-09-17
Category : History
ISBN : 9780393352030

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The Battle That Stopped Rome: Emperor Augustus, Arminius, and the Slaughter of the Legions in the Teutoburg Forest by Peter S. Wells Pdf

The previously untold story of the watershed battle that changed the course of Western history. In AD 9, a Roman traitor led an army of barbarians who trapped and then slaughtered three entire Roman legions: 20,000 men, half the Roman army in Europe. If not for this battle, the Roman Empire would surely have expanded to the Elbe River, and probably eastward into present-day Russia. But after this defeat, the shocked Romans ended all efforts to expand beyond the Rhine, which became the fixed border between Rome and Germania for the next 400 years, and which remains the cultural border between Latin western Europe and Germanic central and eastern Europe today. This fascinating narrative introduces us to the key protagonists: the emperor Augustus, the most powerful of the Caesars; his general Varus, who was the wrong man in the wrong place; and the barbarian leader Arminius, later celebrated as the first German hero. In graphic detail, based on recent archaeological finds, the author leads the reader through the mud, blood, and decimation that was the Battle of Teutoburg Forest.

Author : Ludwig Heinrich Dyck
Publisher : Pen and Sword
Page : 253 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2015-11-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781473877887

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The Roman Barbarian Wars by Ludwig Heinrich Dyck Pdf

“A great book that summarizes pieces of Roman military history that are often not mentioned or difficult to find sources for . . . an entertaining read.”—War History Online As Rome grew from a small city state to the mightiest empire of the west, her dominion was contested not only by the civilizations of the Mediterranean, but also by the “barbarians”—the tribal peoples of Europe. The Celtic, the Spanish-Iberian and the Germanic tribes lacked the pomp and grandeur of Rome, but they were fiercely proud of their freedom and gave birth to some of Rome’s greatest adversaries. Romans and barbarians, iron legions and wild tribesmen clashed in dramatic battles on whose fate hinged the existence of entire peoples and, at times, the future of Rome. Far from reducing the legions and tribes to names and numbers, The Roman Barbarian Wars: The Era of Roman Conquest reveals how they fought and how they lived and what their world was like. Through his exhaustive research and lively text, Ludwig H. Dyck immerses the reader into the epic world of the Roman barbarian wars. “I was reminded, as I picked up this superb book, of that magnificent scene from Gladiator when they unleashed hell on the Barbarian hordes at the beginning of the film. Dyck has produced a book that celebrates the brilliance of the Roman commanders and of Rome itself from its foundation to its eventual demise.”—Books Monthly “Dyck’s details of ancient battles and the people involved provide as much sword-slashing excitement as any fictional account.”—Kirkus Reviews “His vivid prose makes for a gripping read.”—Military Heritage

Author : Thomas S. Burns,Thomas Samuel Burns
Publisher : Indiana University Press
Page : 444 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : History
ISBN : 0253312884

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Barbarians Within the Gates of Rome by Thomas S. Burns,Thomas Samuel Burns Pdf

Barbarians serving in the Roman army, like all other Roman soldiers, faced difficult choices as political events buffeted their leaders and threatened their livelihoods. Honorius, Stilicho, Alaric, Galla Placidia, Constantius III and usurpers like Constantine III and Attalus left their imprints upon these years - coloring the fabric of political and spiritual life as much as they affected military affairs.

Author : Harry Turtledove
Publisher : St. Martin's Press
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2009-04-14
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781429967082

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Give Me Back My Legions! by Harry Turtledove Pdf

Bestselling author Harry Turtledove turns his attention to an epic battle that pits three Roman legions against Teutonic barbarians in a thrilling novel of Ancient Rome: Give Me Back My Legions! Publius Quinctilius Varus, a Roman politician, is summoned by the Emperor, Augustus Caesar. Given three legions and sent to the Roman frontier east of the Rhine, his mission is to subdue the barbarous German tribes where others have failed, and bring their land fully under Rome's control. Arminius, a prince of the Cherusci, is playing a deadly game. He serves in the Roman army, gaining Roman citizenship and officer's rank, and learning the arts of war and policy as practiced by the Romans. What he learns is essential for the survival of Germany, for he must unite his people against Rome before they become enslaved by the Empire and lose their way of life forever. An epic battle is brewing, and these two men stand on opposite sides of what will forever be known as The Battle of the Teutoberg Forest—a ferocious, bloody clash that will change the course of history.

Author : Charles River Charles River Editors
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 70 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2018-05-16
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1719218927

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The Goths and Vandals by Charles River Charles River Editors Pdf

*Includes pictures *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading The birth of Europe as people know it today was hardly an easy and effortless process. The Old World was reshaped by centuries of continuous wars, raids, and the falls and rises of empires. The most turbulent of these events happened at the beginning of the Middle Ages, from the 3rd-7th centuries CE. This was the time when the old slave society gave way to the feudal system that marked the latter Middle Ages, and it was also a period of battles between the Roman Empire and various barbarian peoples. The Roman Emperors waged wars, made and broke alliances, and bribed and negotiated with chieftains of various "barbarian" tribes to preserve the territorial integrity of their Empires, but the razor-edge division between the civilized world of the Romans and that of the "savages" that threatened their borders was dulling with every decade. In fact, the constant need for army recruits swelled the Roman legions with barbarian foederati, a phenomenon that forced both the Romans and Byzantines to use a very subtle way of playing the barbarian tribes against each other via diplomatic schemes and bountiful rewards. A new religion was also taking root: Christianity became a reason for both unification and division, as different people adopted different variations of its teachings. It is true that the Vandals sacked Rome in 455 AD, but even that act was a unique historical accomplishment in itself as they were only the third people to inflict such destruction on one of the world's greatest cities. Despite living on the lawless marchlands of the Roman Empire, the Vandals were able to establish two different kingdoms, and introduce a fairly complicated code of royal succession, that gave stability to their people for some time. The Vandals also proved to be an extremely clever people in their use of violence and war, as they rarely engaged in violence for its own sake. They also often employed clever tactics on the battlefield to defeat the larger and more sophisticated armies of the Romans, and later, the Byzantines. It goes without saying that the Goths played an integral part in the history of Europe during this time, and they remain among the most notorious and controversial groups in history. By the 4th century CE, The Goths were among the prominent barbarian groups who became a threat to the Roman Empire, but they also had contacts with the Romans well before then, and they even traded for awhile. The two branches of the Goths that are best known, the Visigoths and Ostrogoths, stared down the Roman Empire as it neared its collapse and supplanted it with a kingdom in Italy in the 5th and 6th centuries respectively. The Visigoth leader Alaric and the Ostrogoth leader Theodoric are still well-known names due to their deeds and reigns in Europe. In addition to the Visigoths' conflicts with Rome, the ancient author Jordanes has helped keep the Goths relevant with his seminal work The Origin and Deeds of the Goths, which traces the group's history all the way back to about 1500 BCE and covers their migrations and wars on the European continent. While some still discount Jordanes' work as outright fiction, most historians still believe that it's a valuable historical work, and they continue to rely on it in attempts to study and trace the history of the Goths and their various branches over time. The Goths and Vandals: The History and Legacy of the Barbarians Who Sacked Rome in the 5th Century CE examines both groups, and how their actions in the 5th century helped bring about the end of the Western Roman Empire.

Author : James M Volo
Publisher : CreateSpace
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2014-09-25
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1502476347

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The Right Form of War by James M Volo Pdf

"Go tell the Romans that it is the will of heaven that my Rome should be the head of all the world. Let them henceforth cultivate the arts of war, and let them know assuredly, and hand down the knowledge to posterity, that no human might can withstand the arms of Rome." -Romulus, (Livy, History of Rome) This book is intended to give a generic picture of the military organization, armor, weaponry, etc. of the legions with emphasis on the late Republican (Civil War) and Early Empire period. This study also inevitably leads directly to the conflict between Republican and Imperial concepts of government. The reader will find that neither form of government was without its hubris, violence, bloodshed, and injustices. The one consistent factor working in the background that gave rise to this transformation was the legion. The legions had slowly passed from the defense of the Republic to a force that threatened it from within, its soldiers being more loyal to its generals than to its form of government. Warfare has been conducted from before the beginnings of recorded history. The difference between prehistoric and ancient warfare is less one of technology than of organization. This warfare was up close and bloody. Panic was the great threat on the ancient battlefield, and maintaining the right form of war was very important. Cassius Dio reports that ancient warfare took many forms: "Skirmisher contended with skirmisher, heavy infantry fought similarly armed opponents, while cavalry clashed with cavalry. Another contest put the Roman archers against the barbarian chariots. The barbarians would launch their chariots at the Romans, throwing them into disorder only themselves to be forced back by arrows, since the charioteers generally fought without armor. Here a horseman cut down foot soldiers, there a troop of foot soldiers hauled down a rider. Some Romans would advance against the chariots in close formation, and others would be scattered by them; sometimes the [enemy] would close with the archers and rout them, while others skipped aside from the arrows at a distance." In all cases it was essential that the army keep its momentum and its order, aided by the cavalry who charged to break the enemy where the resistance appeared stiffest. No ancient army, even that of Rome was effective in retreat. Augustus Caesar ruled Rome as sole emperor for 41 years (27 BC-14 AD), and is reputed to have said on his deathbed: "I found Rome made of brick and I leave it in marble." Yet this was not achieved without much patience and effort. With Rome's schedule of republican civil wars at an end, Augustus was able to create a standing army for the Empire, fixed at 28 legions of about 170,000 soldiers, supported by numerous auxiliary units recruited from conquered areas of the world. When August died, there were a mere handful of persons throughout the empire who had known any other ruler, any other form of government, or any other military force. The Republic was a vague memory, the Kingdom a decrepit myth, and the Empire a shining city at the center of the world.

Author : Stephen Kershaw
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 530 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2020-01-07
Category : History
ISBN : 9781643133751

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The Enemies of Rome by Stephen Kershaw Pdf

A fresh and vivid narrative history of the Roman Empire from the point of view of the “barbarian” enemies of Rome. History is written by the victors, and Rome had some very eloquent historians. Those the Romans regarded as barbarians left few records of their own, but they had a tremendous impact on the Roman imagination. Resisting from outside Rome’s borders or rebelling from within, they emerge vividly in Rome’s historical tradition, and left a significant footprint in archaeology. Kershaw builds a narrative around the lives, personalities, successes, and failures both of the key opponents of Rome’s rise and dominance, and of those who ultimately brought the empire down. Rome’s history follows a remarkable trajectory from its origins as a tiny village of refugees from a conflict zone to a dominant superpower. But throughout this history, Rome faced significant resistance and rebellion from peoples whom it regarded as barbarians: Ostrogoths, Visigoths, Goths, Vandals, Huns, Picts and Scots. Based both on ancient historical writings and modern archaeological research, this new history takes a fresh look at the Roman Empire through the personalities and lives of key opponents during the trajectory of Rome’s rise and fall.

Author : James Mace
Publisher : James Mace
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2008-12-06
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781440100277

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Soldier of Rome: The Legionary by James Mace Pdf

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. Six years later Rome is finally ready to unleash Her vengeance on the barbarians. The Emperor Tiberius has sent his adopted son, Germanicus Caesar, into Germania with an army of forty-thousand legionaries. The come not on a mission of conquest, but one of annihilation. With them is a young legionary named Artorius. For him the war is a personal vendetta; a chance to avenge his brother, who was killed in Teutoburger Wald. In Germania Arminius knows the Romans are coming. He realizes that the only way to fight the legions is through deceit, cunning, and plenty of well-placed brute force. In truth he is leery of Germanicus, knowing that he was trained to be a master of war by the Emperor himself. The entire Roman Empire held its collective breath as Germanicus and Arminius faced each other in what would become the most brutal and savage campaign the world had seen in a generation; a campaign that could only end in a holocaust of fire and blood.

Author : Thomas S. Burns
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 607 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2009-07-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9780801899225

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Rome and the Barbarians, 100 B.C.–A.D. 400 by Thomas S. Burns Pdf

This historical analysis of Roman-Barbarian relations from the Republic into late antiquity offers a striking new perspective on the fall of the Empire. The barbarians of antiquity, often portrayed simply as the savages who destroyed Rome, emerge in this colorful, richly textured history as a much more complex factor in the expansion, and eventual unmaking, of the Roman Empire. Thomas S. Burns marshals an abundance of archeological and literary evidence to bring forth a detailed and wide-ranging account of the relations between Romans and non-Romans along the frontiers of western Europe. Looking at a 500-year time span beginning with early encounters between barbarians and Romans around 100 B.C. and ending with the spread of barbarian settlement in the western Empire, Burns reframes the barbarians as neighbors, friends, and settlers. His nuanced history subtly shows how Rome’s relations with the barbarians slowly evolved from general ignorance, hostility, and suspicion toward tolerance, synergy, and integration. This long period of acculturation led to a new Romano-barbarian hybrid society and culture that anticipated the values and traditions of medieval civilization.

Author : StoryBuddiesPlay
Publisher : StoryBuddiesPlay
Page : 101 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2024-05-21
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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The Forgotten Legion by StoryBuddiesPlay Pdf

In the heart of the ancient Black Forest, a disgraced Roman legion fights for its very survival against the barbarian tribes of Germania. Led by Marcus Valerius, a general stripped of his rank after a humiliating defeat, the XVIth Legion embarks on a desperate quest to redeem their honor and pride as soldiers of Rome. But the path that lies before them is one drenched in blood, betrayal, and unspeakable hardship. First ambushed and enslaved by the brutal Svevi tribe, Marcus and his men must endure horrific torments before rising up in a blaze of vengeance. Their fury burns the Svevi village to ashes, but it's only the first obstacle in an endless gauntlet of misery. Seeking shelter with the more advanced Chatti people, the legion is betrayed once more and nearly exterminated in a vicious massacre. Only a handful of survivors, including the indomitable Centurion Flavius, manage to escape into the wilds. As they flee deeper into the primordial Black Forest, every day is a battle for survival against hostile barbarians, the elements, and the defiance of nature itself. Battered and all but broken, Marcus and his men are forced to endure a harrowing winter trek across the Germanic wilderness. Stalked by bloodthirsty tribesmen and supernatural entities, they must burn through the last reserves of their strength and sanity to have any hope of reaching the safety of the Rhine. In this gritty, unflinching tale of Roman honor and barbaric cruelty, no sacrifice is too great as the XVIth Legion carves their legacy as one of the most formidable, tragic forces in the empire's history. Pushing the boundaries of human endurance and martial prowess, they will stop at nothing to restore their reputation as Rome's most feared soldiers. The Forgotten Legion is a visceral, action-packed saga that transports readers into the dark, unrelenting heart of the ancient Germanic forests. Brimming with battle scenes, acts of savagery and heroism, it pays brutal tribute to the indomitable spirit of the Roman legions. A must-read for fans of historical fiction at its most immersive and intense.

Author : James Walker
Publisher : Independently Published
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2018-12-03
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1790263867

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Ulrich by James Walker Pdf

Axe-wielding barbarian Ulrich is on a quest for vengeance against the men who destroyed his home and killed his family. On his journey he meets Tau, a freed African slave, Ima, a vengeful German war maiden, and Sigmund, a gentle giant caught between worlds. Together they must ally with the Roman Legion to fight against an evil that threatens all the civilized world and pursue justice for those they have lost. Ulrich is the first novel of a series that explores events in and around the Roman empire of the fourth century A.D. A terrible force of invaders, the Alemanni, throw a continent into chaos on their quest for power and revenge and only a young Caesar Julian stands in their way. Action and adventure combine with historical accuracy to create an epic tale of hate, triumph, love, and loss. Through their actions our heroes raise and topple empires and make choices that shape the course of history.

Author : Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Department of Classical Art
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1976
Category : Antiquities
ISBN : UOM:39015005944577

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Romans & Barbarians by Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Department of Classical Art Pdf