Discusses the way of life, training, and equipment of the Roman army and examines the duties of officers and soldiers of the legion

The image of the Roman legionary is as familiar today as it was to the citizens - and enemies - of the vast Roman Empire two thousand years ago. This book goes

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A comprehensive narrative history of the greatest army the world has ever known from its earliest origins to its disintegration in AD 476.

Rome's rise to empire is often said to have owed much to the efficiency and military skill of her armies and their technological superiority over barbarian enem