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... legionaries to follow up their javelin attack as quickly as possible with a sword assault , a short throw suited that best . Couissin's comments are of interest . He points out that , although it is generally agreed that Marius replaced ...
... legionaries to follow up their javelin attack as quickly as possible with a sword assault , a short throw suited that best . Couissin's comments are of interest . He points out that , although it is generally agreed that Marius replaced ...
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... legionaries : brave , probably ; unreliable , inevitably ; and brutal , cer- tainly . In spite of all his high qualities as a soldier , Caesar was no military organizer , and in that respect cannot compare with his uncle Marius . As ...
... legionaries : brave , probably ; unreliable , inevitably ; and brutal , cer- tainly . In spite of all his high qualities as a soldier , Caesar was no military organizer , and in that respect cannot compare with his uncle Marius . As ...
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... legionaries . They were totally useless as or against guerrillas , as were also the legionaries ; of that Caesar was fully aware . It will be remembered that during his second expedition to Britain he was opposed by Cassivellau- nus ...
... legionaries . They were totally useless as or against guerrillas , as were also the legionaries ; of that Caesar was fully aware . It will be remembered that during his second expedition to Britain he was opposed by Cassivellau- nus ...
Contents
CHAPTER I | 15 |
Inauguration of the Century of Revolution | 22 |
The First Civil | 28 |
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