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The Complete Roman Legions by Pollard & Berry... - Condottiero Magno - 09-14-2012 The Complete Roman Legions by Nigel Pollard and Joanne Berry Never one to buy into claims of definitiveness, so anyone know anything about this book and/or the authors? Quote:• The origins, histories and battles of all 45 legions, from the 1st century BC to the 3rd century AD Didn't the legion exist in the old sense, til the early 4th Century? The Complete Roman Legions by Pollard & Berry... - Nathan Ross - 09-14-2012 It's been mentioned once or twice here. Looks good - Pollard's Soldiers, Cities, and Civilians in Roman Syria is quality, and this book is apparently endosed (on the Amazon blurb) by Lawrence Keppie (although Duncan Campbell has raised some shadows over that, which he's not allowed to discuss, it seems...) Shame they break off at the 3rd century though, as you say. Anyway, it's now been published so hopefully we can have a look for ourselves! :-) The Complete Roman Legions by Pollard & Berry... - Flavivs Aetivs - 09-14-2012 Quote:It's been mentioned once or twice here. Looks good - Pollard's Soldiers, Cities, and Civilians in Roman Syria is quality, and this book is apparently endosed (on the Amazon blurb) by Lawrence Keppie (although Duncan Campbell has raised some shadows over that, which he's not allowed to discuss, it seems...) Yeah, the Quinta Macedonica lasted to the 7th Century, and a few others lasted into the 4th/5th centuries (the only one that comes to mind is XX Valeria Victrix in Britain) The Complete Roman Legions by Pollard & Berry... - D B Campbell - 09-15-2012 Quote:... and a few others lasted into the 4th/5th centuries (the only one that comes to mind is XX Valeria Victrix in Britain)The II Augusta and VI Victrix are mentioned in the N.D., but not XX Valeria Victrix, which seems to disappear before that date. The Complete Roman Legions by Pollard & Berry... - Nathan Ross - 09-15-2012 Quote:XX Valeria Victrix... seems to disappear before that date. Last mentioned on the legionary coin series by Carausius, I think - which may provide a clue to their fate! Quote:a few others lasted into the 4th/5th centuries) Actually a surprising majority of principiate legions survived, at least in name, to be mentioned in the ND as limitanei units. The Complete Roman Legions by Pollard & Berry... - Arahne - 09-15-2012 Not just in ND. For example Legio IIII Flavia is mentioned on IV century brick stamps, besides being mentioned in ND in its home camp in Singidunum. The Complete Roman Legions by Pollard & Berry... - D B Campbell - 09-15-2012 Quote:For example Legio IIII Flavia is mentioned on IV century brick stamps, ...Can you remind me how we know that the brick-stamps are fourth century, please? The Complete Roman Legions by Pollard & Berry... - Arahne - 09-16-2012 Types that exist only in IV century layers. |