After the Gauls defeated the Romans at the confluence of the Tiber and the Allia rivers, the Gauls marched on to Rome. https://www.worldhistory.org/article/910/the-sack-of-rome-by-the-gauls-390-bce/ #History #Brennus #Gaul #RomanArmy

Legio V Alaudae, referenced in early accounts only as the "Fifth", was one of the many legions of the Roman army that helped Julius Caesar (100-44 BCE) to achieve success as a military commander in Gaul, Spain, and Africa. https://www.worldhistory.org/Legio_V_Alaudae/ #History #JuliusCaesar #LegioVAlaudae #RomanArmy

The cohortes urbanae (urban cohorts) were a body of troops garrisoned at Rome, which was created by Augustus to provide additional security for the emperor and city in general. https://www.worldhistory.org/Cohortes_Urbanae/ #History #Centurion #CohortesUrbanae #RomanArmy

The Roman army consisted of three separate divisions: the famed legions, the cavalry, and lastly, the auxiliaries. https://www.worldhistory.org/Roman_Auxiliary_Cavalry/ #History #RomanArmy #RomanAuxiliaryCavalry #RomanCavalry

The Roman army fought many conflicts throughout its long history, though perhaps none so indelible as the Pyrrhic War from 280 to 275 BCE. https://www.worldhistory.org/article/1881/roman-warfare-in-the-age-of-pyrrhus/ #History #GreekWarfare #Pyrrhus #RomanArmy

The legacy of the ancient Romans – from both the time of the Roman Republic (509-27 BCE) and the time of the Roman Empire (27 BCE - 476 CE) – exerted a significant influence on succeeding cultures and is still felt around the world in the present day. https://www.worldhistory.org/article/1601/legacy-of-the-ancient-romans/ #History #RomanArchitecture #RomanArmy #RomanEngineering

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A #Roman tombstone from #Chester, dedicated to a soldier named Decimus Capienius Urbicus, who died aged 44 after 24 years service in the #RomanArmy - just short of retirement! He was a standard-bearer, likely in the Legio XX Valeria Victrix (based at Chester) #EpigraphyTuesday

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A sheet from a #Roman military diploma, issued in April AD 135 to a soldier named Mansuetus when he retired from the #RomanArmy with an honourable discharge after 25+ years of service. It granted him & his (future) wife/children Roman citizenship & all the benefits that brought.

#epigraphyTuesday and as I am heading to #York tomorrow with some of my MANCENT students, it seemed appropriate to draw attention to the 1st century #signifer (standardbearer) of the Ninth #Legion who was clearly going for the Romano-British look for his gravestone, rather than the more Classical treatment of his colleagues further south or even the statuary in his hometown #Vienne in Southern France. #archaeology #RomanArmy #Rome #history #archaeodon
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https://www.yorkmuseumstrust.org.uk/collections/search/item/?id=1083

Thoroughly enjoyed the first book of this series by Simon Scarrow. So with the second on kindle unlimited it was a no brainer to get that for a read as well. Eagles of the Empire, the Eagles Conquest.

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So the last book (Firefox) was set in the Cold War. Now stepping back in time with Simon Scarrow to ancient Rome and the Roman Empire.

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