Roman legion

In the Roman conquest of Gaul and Britannia, the Romans faced many Gallic and Briton tribes, most of which rebelling against their aggressive expansion in the north under the guise of claiming the tribes were barbaric savages. In Julius Caesars “The Gallic wars” he says tells of how “All Gaul is divided into three parts.”(Caesar, p.1) These three parts were inhabited by the native tribes of the Belgae in what we would now call Belgium, the Nervii and the Helvetii in what is now known as France…

On Roman Military Matters was written, according to Lieutenant John Clarke’s translation, in the fifth century by Flavius Vegetius Renatus, better known only as Vegetius. Vegetius wrote to abridge earlier military treatises on the training, organization, and use of the Roman Legions for Emperor Valentinian III and appears to hope that his writings would help to enact changes in the legions that would ultimately lead them to success against the invading Germanic tribes. The abridgments were…

Century AD, the 17th, 18th, and 19th Legions (a legion was around 5,000 soldiers) of the Roman Army, as well as their auxiliaries, were annihilated in the thick forest of Teutoberg in what was then known as Germania. Germania, which laid just beyond the Rhine, was seen by the Romans as being beyond civilization, and inhabited by backwards, uncivilized people: the tribal Germanic peoples. The land beyond the Rhine was full of superstition and myth to the average Roman soldier. Some of the…

the ‘Holy’ Roman Empire shaped the way the world is now, but the Fall of Rome was inevitable for three reasons which can be seen in the demise of most great empires. Firstly, the Romans expanded their empire too far from their capital, secondly the creation of enemies due to Rome’s lack of leadership resulted in the land being overrun by foreign nations, and lastly, due to the weakening of the Roman legions, corruption and political instability played a role in the ending of the Roman Empire.…

The legions of Rome, finely trained and equipped, expanded and guarded the territory of the Roman Empire. Tribute from conquered tribes and peoples filled the coffers of Rome. As the empire grew, the practice of using native levies and allies became the norm. Governors were tasked with gathering taxes and patrolling the borders to prevent incursions. A close friend of Emperor Augustus was assigned to Germania as Governor. Harsh governing led to open rebellion among Germanic tribes and a punitive…

h. The Roman military had two main forces, with two different standards or flags to represent them. Roman infantry units were known as legions, cavalry units were known as Equites. The flag of a cavalry unit was usually adorned with a figure or picture of the serpent. A legion of infantry normally was represented by the eagle. The movements of a formation of troops and of every single section of it were regulated by the standards different signals, all the movements, attacks, and commands of the…

The movie Centurion follows the path of Roman officer Quintus Dias in the year of 117 A.D. The movie begins with Dias escaping from the Picts, a tribe which is preventing Rome from conquering northern Britain. Dias joins the Ninth Legion to fight against the Picts. The legion has a scout, Etain, to guide them to the Picts. However, Etain is not on the Roman side and leads the legion into a trap. Most of the soldiers die, but a few survive. The Picts take Roman General Virilus as a prisoner of…

The Fall of the Western Roman Empire The Western Roman Empire was at its height, and one of the strongest empires in history. The Romans technologie and architectural advancements were amazing accomplishments, but unfortunately, the Empire began to crumble. Many reasons contributed to the fall of the Western Roman Empire, but there were four main reasons in consecutive order. Political problems within the government, economic issues, disastrous diseases, and foreign invaders. Political…

demonstrates many of the traditional Roman values such as fides, pietas, gravitas, constantia, and virtus. Together, all of those virtues held by Marcus then combine to show that Marcus possessed dignitas and auctorias which are given to those who display all of the values of the ideal Roman. Fides means to be trustworthy, faithful, confident, reliable and credible. In the text Marcus shows he is confident when he volunteers to go alone in search of the lost Eagle of the 9th legion. “Send me”…

While Wells states that Germans engaged in a militarization because of the Roman intrusions, the truth is that they were not peaceful natives conducting tea party's. They were notorious raiders who often preyed on each other and known to both the Gauls and Caesar two generations earlier, as a serious military threat. There is a…