The threat of a Germanic invasion had nearly bought Rome to its knees. Yet the Romans would rally and change their way of fighting, but this would affect the long term stability of the Republic. Continue reading The Cimbrian War: A New Roman War Machine
The Gracchi Brothers would see the emergence of the new political faction, the populares. The fighting between them and the senatorial elite would see the eventual dissolution of the Roman Republic as politics started to get extreme. Continue reading Tiberius Gracchus: Start of civil disobedience
The Roman Republican system was not perfect. Loopholes were there which more and more aggressive, enterprising politicians were taking advantage of. The next series of articles will talk about major events that led to the fall of the Roman Republic. It took over a century, with multiple civil wars, maverick personalities, external invasions that would finally see Octavian defeat Anthony and establish the Roman Empire … Continue reading Intro – Fall of the Republic Series
The Marian legions were a mid-point from the Polybian to Imperial legions. However, the reforms of the Marian legion made them one of the most disciplined and feared fighting forces in the ancient world. Continue reading The Marian Legions
The battle which enshrined Boudicca in Ancient History and very nearly prematurely ended the Roman occupation of Britain, concluded in a decisive one sided battle. Continue reading The Battle of Watling Street
An overview of Decimation, the most brutal punishment issued by the Roman war machine. Traumatic to say the least. Continue reading Decimation
How the Imperial Roman Legion was the most complete army sub-unit until the Napoleonic Army Continue reading The Imperial Legion: Most complete unit
An introduction to the Roman Empire and opening of the blog to a new era of history! Continue reading The Roman Empire
Want to know the reason how and why Roman history fascinated me? check it out in this post here! Continue reading About the Author
The tale of Sextus Pompey, the youngest son of Pompey who took up piracy against Octavian and Anthony in a bid to win power himself. Continue reading The Last Pompeian
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