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... recruited larges forces of African horsemen . There were , of course , other assets and defects , but the above should be sufficient to illustrate the character of the Roman army . 2. ITS DEVELOPMENT Caesar does not tell us in his ...
... recruited larges forces of African horsemen . There were , of course , other assets and defects , but the above should be sufficient to illustrate the character of the Roman army . 2. ITS DEVELOPMENT Caesar does not tell us in his ...
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... recruited from enemy peoples during a campaign , supplied these deficiencies . The cavalry were organized in wings ( alae ) , each from 500 to 1,000 strong , and the light troops in cohorts . Henceforth the order of battle of the legion ...
... recruited from enemy peoples during a campaign , supplied these deficiencies . The cavalry were organized in wings ( alae ) , each from 500 to 1,000 strong , and the light troops in cohorts . Henceforth the order of battle of the legion ...
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... recruited an army of nine legions of Roman citizens , five from Italy – those he had brought overseas - and four legions of veterans raised in Cilicia , Crete , Macedonia , and Asia . Further , he had distributed among these legions a ...
... recruited an army of nine legions of Roman citizens , five from Italy – those he had brought overseas - and four legions of veterans raised in Cilicia , Crete , Macedonia , and Asia . Further , he had distributed among these legions a ...
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CHAPTER I | 15 |
Inauguration of the Century of Revolution | 22 |
The First Civil | 28 |
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