By Stephen Dando-Collins
The whole heritage of each Imperial Roman legion and what it completed as a combating strength, via an award-winning historian
In this landmark booklet, Stephen Dando-Collins does what no different writer has ever tried to do: supply a whole historical past of each Imperial Roman legion. in keeping with thirty years of meticulous examine, he covers each legion of Rome in wealthy element. within the first a part of the booklet, the writer offers an in depth account of what the legionaries wore and ate, what camp lifestyles used to be like, what they have been paid, and the way they have been stimulated and punished. half examines the histories of the entire legions that served Rome for 3 hundred years beginning in 30 BC. The book's ultimate part is a sweeping chronological survey of the campaigns during which the armies have been concerned, advised from the viewpoint of the legions. that includes greater than one hundred fifty maps, photos, diagrams and conflict plans, Legions of Rome is a necessary learn for historical background fans, army historical past specialists and normal readers alike.
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Additional resources for Legions of Rome: The Definitive History of Every Imperial Roman Legion
Conflict of the Angrivar Barrier, advert 15. moment conflict of Bedriacum, advert sixty nine. conflict of Cremona, advert sixty nine. conflict of Rome, advert sixty nine. Trajan’s First Dacian warfare, advert 101-102. Trajan’s moment Dacian battle, advert 105-106. constantly on the leading edge A legion that when marched for Caesar, then fought for Germanicus in Germany, misplaced and gained within the advert sixty nine conflict of succession, then stormed the Dacian capital for Trajan. A thirteenth Legion is on list as early as 205 BC. [Livy, XXIX, 2, nine] either Octavian and Antony had thirteenth legions of their armies, one being the direct descendant of Julius Caesar’s thirteenth, the legion that crossed the Rubicon with Caesar in January forty nine BC and helped him switch Roman historical past. Octavian created a brand new thirteenth Gemina Legion in 30 BC through combining latest legions, one among them a thirteenth; it's attainable that either have been earlier 13ths. The thirteenth Gemina Legion was once in Raetia by means of 15 BC, and at the Rhine within the wake of the Varus catastrophe in advert nine. established at Vindonissa at the higher Rhine 5 years later, it served in Germanicus’ triumphant German campaigns. via advert forty six it used to be stationed at Poetovio in Pannonia. The legion marched for Otho in April advert sixty nine, and gave method to Vitellius’ troops within the First conflict of Bedriacum in Italy. either side despised the legion for its loss of spine, and after the defeat of Otho’s military the surrendered thirteenth Gemina was once positioned to paintings construction wood amphitheaters at Cremona and Bononia, the place Vitellius’ generals could have a good time their victory. The thirteenth used to be then despatched again to Poetovio. It was once on the 13th’s Poetovio headquarters that generals met within the overdue summer season of advert sixty nine to debate an invasion of Italy to dethrone Vitellius and enthrone Vespasian. The legion consequently had its revenge over Vitellius’ troops on the moment conflict of Bedriacum, the conflict of Cremona, and the conflict of Rome. in this interval, the thirteenth Gemina’s senior tribune used to be the daddy of the later writer Suetonius, who was once himself born that very same yr. again at Poetovio following the Civilis rebellion, the legion remained in Pannonia until eventually being transferred to Vindonissa within the 12 months advert ninety seven. among advert one zero one and 106 it took half in Trajan’s Dacian Wars, and as soon as Dacia was once conquered, manage a base at Apulum within the new province. it'll often were in motion opposed to German, Sarmatian and Goth tribes thereafter. A Roman army colony was once validated via Trajan at Sarmizegethusa in Dacia and settled by way of retiring veterans of the thirteenth Gemina. one other army colony used to be created on the Dacian city of Orsova, modern day Tsierna. The descendants of those legion veterans may have fled Dacia whilst Aurelian gave up the province in advert 274, becoming a member of a refugee column that trailed the thirteenth Gemina because it deserted Apulum and relocated south of the Danube. The legion’s new Moesian base was once at Ratiara, the village of Archar in today’s Bulgaria. by way of advert 395 the legion have been break up; half was once dependent at Ratiara, half in far flung Egypt. [Not. Dig. ] 14TH GEMINA MARTIA VICTRIX LEGION LEGIO XIIII G-M-V Mars’ positive Twinned 14th.