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Page 74
... infantry army , and throughout Roman history the astonish- ing thing is that , although the Romans were fond of horses and horse racing , they never attempted to develop an efficient cavalry arm as the complement of their infantry . It ...
... infantry army , and throughout Roman history the astonish- ing thing is that , although the Romans were fond of horses and horse racing , they never attempted to develop an efficient cavalry arm as the complement of their infantry . It ...
Page 78
... infantry and twice the number of allied cavalry . Therefore the troops raised each year numbered in all 33,600 infantry and 3,600 cavalry : these figures are formal . Besides these troops , and increasingly so during the last two ...
... infantry and twice the number of allied cavalry . Therefore the troops raised each year numbered in all 33,600 infantry and 3,600 cavalry : these figures are formal . Besides these troops , and increasingly so during the last two ...
Page 124
... infantry and 18 cavalry transports - that is , 125 infantry or 17 cavalry per transport . Therefore in his second voyage five legions ( say 25,000 men ) and 2,000 cavalry would require 200 infantry and 118 horse transports , which makes ...
... infantry and 18 cavalry transports - that is , 125 infantry or 17 cavalry per transport . Therefore in his second voyage five legions ( say 25,000 men ) and 2,000 cavalry would require 200 infantry and 118 horse transports , which makes ...
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CHAPTER I | 15 |
Inauguration of the Century of Revolution | 22 |
The First Civil | 28 |
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