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Roman Empire
www.crystalinks.com/romanempire.html
A concise history of the spread of the political system established
by Augustus at the beginning of the Roman empire.
The Roman army in the late republic and early empire
www.vroma.org/~bmcmanus/
romanarmy.html
Full descriptions of the different ranks and living conditions of
soldiers dispersed throughout the empire. The site has many reconstructions
of camps and military props.
Military Resources
www.dalton.org/groups/Rome/RMil.html
A gateway site with links to sites on warfare in the Roman empire,
military roads and weaponry and articles about the legionaries.
De Imperatoribus Romanis: Assorted imperial battle descriptions
www.roman-emperors.org/assobd.htm#
An excellent list of imperial battles with location maps and links
to biographies of the chief military figures.
The Roman army in Britain
www.castra.org.uk/Britannia.html
A well-made site with extensive resources on the invasions of Britain
that took place in the first four centuries AD. Detailed descriptions
of Roman legions and their lifestyle in Britain are accompanied by pictures
and photographs of ancient military sites.
Territorial Expansion of the Roman World
www.ucalgary.ca/applied_history/tutor
/firsteuro/roman.html
A history of the Mediterranean territories already won by the Roman
Republic and added to by the first emperor Augustus, whose armies conquered
all of north Africa and territory reaching east to the Red Sea, west to
the Atlantic and north to the Rhine and the Danube.
Internet Ancient History Sourcebook:
The empire and provinces
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/
ancient/asbook09.html#
The%20Empire%20and%20Provinces
Excellent resources section with information on the Roman empire and all
the continents it presided over.
Map of the Roman empire
www.dalton.org/groups/rome/RMap.html
An interactive map of the entire empire. Clicking on a province such
as Spain or Syria takes you to a gateway page of related links for that
province.
When France was Gaul
www.discoverfrance.net/France/History
/Roman_Empire.shtml
The conquering of France by Caesar left him with considerable wealth
and a loyal army once the Gallic uprising had ended.
Books
The Roman Army at War 100 BC-AD 200 by Adrian K Goldsworthy (Clarendon
Press, 1998) £16.99
Examines the way the Roman army waged war and attempts to paint a picture
of what actually happened during a battle, looking at tactics, leadership
and morale.
Everyday Life in Ancient Rome by Lionel Casson (John Hopkins University
Press, 1999) £12.50
An evocative study of the average Roman: when he got up, when he ate,
how he earned a living and why a career in the army was greatly sought
after, in spite of the dangers.
The Roman Army by Peter Connolly (Macdonald Educational, 1975).
US edition only; available through online bookshops.
Well-illustrated book on all aspects of the Roman army, recruitment, marching
and camping, frontier defences, siege tactics and military engineering.
Roman Army: Wars of the Empire by Graham Sumner (Brassey's UK,
2000) £12.99
How the development of Roman arms and armour mirrored the influence of
foreign examples on the Roman legionary, until ultimately he differed
little in dress from his adversaries.
Tacitus: The Agricola and the Germania (Penguin, 1970) £6.99
Classic history of Rome's British and German campaigns written by the
most eminent Roman historian of the period, 70 years after the event.
Although Roman at heart, Tacitus was surprisingly even-handed in his descriptions
and the incidental detail provided by this witty, passionate and wry historian
is fascinating. The Germania contains an exhaustive description
of all the German tribes and customs.
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