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Toga & Dagger: Espionage in Ancient Rome Ancient Rome is remembered as one of the greatest military powers in history, its fame derived from the fearsome reputation of the empire's legionnaires. Lost in the telling, however, is the important role that espionage played in Rome's ascent to empire. |
Military History Quarterly Summer 2007 Adrian Goldsworthy |
Caesar's Triumph in Gaul When diplomacy failed against his former Gallic allies, Julius Caesar embarked on a savage military campaign. |
Military History Quarterly Spring 2006 Gregory G. Bolich |
Terrorism in the Ancient Roman World Pax Romana was the rule against nations, but even the empire could not control vandals, rogues, and rebels. |
Military History July 7, 2004 Jonathan W. Jordan |
Battle of Pharsalus On August 9, 48 bc, the power struggle for Rome reached its climax as Gaius Julius Caesar faced off against the commander he regarded as the most formidable adversary of his military career: Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus. |
Military History Quarterly Spring 2007 David G. Frye |
Rome's Barbarian Mercenaries How the "Roman" army came to be composed of barbarian troops of an often renegade nature is in many ways the story of Rome's fall. |
Military History December 2007 Richard A. Gabriel |
The Roman Navy: Masters of the Mediterranean The Romans started with no navy or naval warfare experience, but that didn't stop them from ruling the seas for more than four centuries |
Military History Quarterly Summer 2005 J.E. Lendon |
Roman Siege of Jerusalem The prosecution of one of the greatest sieges in ancient history offers a chance to assess the nature of Rome's military discipline and its importance to the success of the imperial army. |
The Motley Fool November 19, 2008 Todd Wenning |
An Open Letter to Congress An analyst writes to Congress on the state of the economy. |
Real Travel Adventures November 2007 Kregg P.J. Jorgenson |
When in Rome? The tour guide in Rome was sadly misinformed. Get this, according to her the ancient Romans didn?t speak English, they spoke Latin! Tsk, tsk, tsk! Silly girl. The author has some fun with his Italian tour guide. |
Military History November 2006 |
Letter Military history abounds with heroes and villains who made larger-than-life names for themselves. It is also replete with fascinating also-rans who, either because of their own decisions or simply as a matter of circumstance, never quite achieved what they wanted. |