The Roman Army: Legions, Wars and Campaigns A Military History of the World's First Superpower From the Rise of the Republic and the Might of the Empire to the Fall of the West

by Rodger, Nigel; Dodge, Dr

• ISBN13: 9781844762101
• ISBN10: 1844762106
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-11-18
• Publisher: Southwater

Summary

This authoritative, fact filled history traces the growth of the Roman army fromits earlydays as an unpaid citizen's mililtia to its establishment as a world conquering professional force.

Table of Contents

Introduction	6	(2)
The People's Army	8	(10)
Battle Hardening	10	(2)
The Fall of the Republic	12	(2)
Legions and Principate	14	(2)
Army of the Later Empire	16	(2)
Inside the Army	18	(18)
Organizing the Legion	20	(2)
Centurions and Officers	22	(2)
Training and Discipline	24	(2)
Pay and Conditions	26	(2)
Auxiliary Troops	28	(2)
Pitching Camp	30	(2)
Roads, Canals and Bridges	32	(2)
Fleets and Ships	34	(2)
Arms and the Men	36	(18)
Armour	38	(2)
Arms	40	(2)
Artillery	42	(2)
Siege Warfare	44	(2)
Triumphs and Ovations	46	(2)
Permanent Fortifications	48	(2)
The Great Forts of the Later Empire	50	(2)
City Walls	52	(2)
The Great Wars	54	(22)
Marching and Fighting	56	(2)
The Punic Wars	58	(2)
Conquering the Greeks	60	(2)
Caesar's Conquest of Gaul	62	(2)
The Last Civil Wars	64	(2)
Along the Elbe	66	(2)
The Conquest of Lowland Britain	68	(2)
Agricola's Northern Campaigns	70	(2)
Trajan and the Conquest of Dacia	72	(2)
Trajan and the East	74	(2)
Defending the Empire	76	(16)
The Dilemmas of Defence	78	(2)
Natural Frontiers: The Rhine and Upper Danube	80	(2)
Natural Frontiers: The Middle and Lower Danube	82	(2)
Natural Frontiers: Africa, Arabia, Mesopotamia	84	(2)
Colonies and Settlements for Veterans	86	(2)
The Jewish Revolt	88	(2)
The Siege of Masada	90	(2)
Decline and Fall	92	(34)
The 3rd-century Crisis	94	(2)
The Eastern Problem	96	(2)
Foreign Invasions	98	(2)
The Loss and Recapture of the East	100	(2)
The Splintering Empire	102	(2)
The First Recovery	104	(2)
The Tetrarchs' Achievements	106	(2)
Constantine	108	(2)
Constantine's Heirs	110	(2)
Britain Regained and Abandoned	112	(2)
The Gothic Problem	114	(2)
The Fatal Winter	116	(2)
The Sack of Rome	118	(2)
The Fall of Rome	120	(2)
Why Rome Fell and Byzantium Survived	122	(4)
Index	126