Caesar's Legions : The Roman Soldier 753 BC to 117 AD

by SEKUNDA, NICHOLAS

• ISBN13: 9781841760445
• ISBN10: 1841760447
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2000-01-01
• Publisher: Osprey Publishing

Summary

The city of Rome was founded, not by the sons of Mars as myth would have it, but by the amalgamation of separate communities of the Palatine and Quirinal hills around 600 BC. From such humble beginnings grew a culture which, by the 1st Century AD, held dominion over much of Europe, North Africa and the Middle East. Caesar's legions were essential to the maintenance of these territories, and this book investigates the development and growth of the Roman fighting machine. The text explores the organization of the legions, as well as the motivation, the weapons, armor, equipment of the individual soldier.

Table of Contents

Early Roman Armies
Rome's Early History	7	(5)
The Pre-Hoplite Army	12	(5)
The Hoplite Army	17	(5)
Early Cavalry	22	(3)
The Expansion of Roman Military Strength	25	(12)
Manipular Warfare	37	(9)
Plate commentary	46	(7)
Republican Roman Army 200-104BC
Introduction	53	(1)
Infantry Equipment	54	(7)
Organization of the Legions	61	(7)
Tactics	68	(18)
Other Arms	86	(4)
The Roman Legion in Battle	90	(2)
Bibliography	92	(2)
Plate commentary	94	(5)
The Roman Army from Caesar to Trajan
Chronology	99	(3)
Introduction	102	(1)
Army Composition	102	(3)
Entry, Training and Campaign Routines	105	(4)
Arms and Armour	109	(20)
Conclusion	129	(2)
Plate commentary	131