When the army set up camp it was like a city would ... which in Latin means ‘the tortoise’. In the testudo formation, the Roman soldiers formed a tight square. The soldiers on the outside ...

Soldiers were rigorously trained to march long distances, fight in precise formations ... had been born in an army camp and was a mascot to the Roman legions. At first, the arrival of Germanicus ...

Res Militares is a unique museum in Rome. You'll travel back in time and discover the Roman art of war, and become a ...

AMMAN — The military tactics of the ancient world included mounted archers and Parthian and Armenian ones used the rhombus formation in a battle. Historians and Classicists claim that the information ...

Thus, in its own right, religion was as important a factor in the success of the Roman military machine as was its superiority in organization, discipline, equipment and tactics.

Originally published in 2018, and now available in paperback, in The Army of the Roman Republic, Prof Sage (University of Cincinnati, Emeritus) gives us a survey of the evolution and history of Roman ...