02-10-2005, 01:11 AM
Just finished this book and I highly recommend it! <p></p><i></i>
Caesar\'s Legion by Stephen Dando-Collins
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02-10-2005, 01:11 AM
Just finished this book and I highly recommend it! <p></p><i></i>
02-10-2005, 05:08 AM
May I suggest<br>
p200.ezboard.com/fromanarmytalkfrm10.showMessage?topicID=355.topic<br> and<br> p200.ezboard.com/fromanarmytalkfrm10.showMessage?topicID=155.topic<br> and<br> p200.ezboard.com/fromanarmytalkfrm10.showMessage?topicID=100.topic<br> rather than starting a new discussion, it might be interesting to read these previous discussions. <p>"Just before class started, I looked in the big book where all the world's history is written, and it said...." Neil J. Hackett, PhD ancient history, professor OSU, </p><i></i>
Caius Fabius Maior
Charles Foxtrot moderator, Roman Army Talk link to the rules for posting [url:2zv11pbx]http://romanarmy.com/rat/viewtopic.php?t=22853[/url]
02-18-2005, 01:58 PM
Dando-Collins has also recently produced "Nero's Killing Machine: The True Story of Rome's Remarkable XIV Legion". Anyone seen that one? <p></p><i></i>
02-19-2005, 03:22 PM
well, I have gotten through 1/3rd of the book. It is more actually a historical novel taken from the pages of history and fleshed out with lots of conjecture. I have found out loads of "interesting" stuff, like there were 10 men in a tent group in Caesar's time, Auxiliaries wore leather jerkins in the early Empire, and other of the author's theories....<br>
<br> Like the review on Amazon says.... "Filled with previously unknown details about Roman military practices, Nero’s Killing Machine is a riveting, eye-opening history of the men who made Rome great."<br> <br> Nero's Killing Machine<br> <br> <p>"There is a principle which is a bar against all information, which is proof against all arguments, and which cannot fail to keep a man in everlasting ignorance -- that principle is contempt prior to investigation." Herbert Spencer</p><i></i>
Caius Fabius Maior
Charles Foxtrot moderator, Roman Army Talk link to the rules for posting [url:2zv11pbx]http://romanarmy.com/rat/viewtopic.php?t=22853[/url]
02-19-2005, 06:33 PM
Haven't read the book yet, but thought the appendices were interesting. Did you know that Trajan raised four legions!!! - I and II Traiana and XXIX adn XXX Ulpia. Hadrian apparently did historians a big favour by disbanding I and XXIX. in 120 AD (Appendiix A).<br>
<br> Daniel. <p></p><i></i>
02-21-2005, 02:25 PM
Thanks Caius, Daniel. One more to avoid, then. <p></p><i></i>
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