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Quora Question: What Year Was the Rise of Rome?

December 15, 2019 By Robin Levin Leave a Comment

Rome didn’t rise in a day, nor in a year. The rise of Rome was a very long process. The Greek historian Polybius explored the rise of Rome in his Histories. In the preface he wrote: “For who is so indolent and so worthless as to not wish to know by what means and under […]

Filed Under: Carthage Tagged With: Ancient Rome, Augustus, Claudius, First Punic War, Hannibal, Julius Caesar, Mithradates, Philip V of Macedon, Polybius, Publius Corneius Scipio Africanus, Second Punic War, Third Punic War, Tiberius, Trajan

Legionary: The Roman Soldier’s (Unofficial) Manual by Philip Matyszak

May 12, 2014 By Robin Levin Leave a Comment

Anyone writing historical fiction or non-fiction about ancient Rome would do well to read Legionary, the Roman Soldier’s (Unofficial) Manual. This book tells all of the ins and outs of the Roman army-recruitment, training, gear, working conditions, benefits and drawbacks, possible assignments and promotion opportunities, various places you may be sent to, characteristics of possible […]