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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
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. |
Military History
Margaret Donsbach |
Celtic War Queen Who Challenged Rome It was easy for Emperor Nero to dismiss a woman from a barbarian tribe in faraway Britannia. But when Boudica and her warriors decimated a legion, Rome took her seriously. |
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
February 8, 2005
Daniel A. Fournie |
Hannibal's Epic March Across the Alps to Rome's Gates In 218 BC, Hannibal Barca left Iberia to take the Second Punic War to Rome -- leading a disparate 84,000-man army. |
Military History
September 3, 2004
Lee Levin |
Rome vs. Carthage: The Day the World Trembled While Carthaginian General Hannibal Barca threatened Rome, in 207 bc his brother, Hasdrubal, entered Italy. To keep the two armies from combining, Roman commander Gaius Claudius Nero made a desperate, risky decision. |
Military History Quarterly
Rose Mary Sheldon |
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
Gregory G. Bolich |
Military Technology: Using a Cloud of Dust in Ancient Warfare In the ancient world, a clever commander could use clouds of dust and dirt to gain a great victory and avoid a crushing defeat. |
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
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 |
Salon.com
August 27, 2002
Lawrence Osborne |
"Cicero" by Anthony Everitt Ancient Rome's greatest politican and public speaker lived a life of intrigue, betrayal and violence -- and no American leader today can hold a candle to him. |
Science News
September 9, 2000
Ivars Peterson |
Defending the Roman Empire One issue that often came up in my board-game forays into international intrigue was how to deploy my limited forces to defend far-flung territories while I plotted to conquer the world. Such questions of military strategy can be handled mathematically. |
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. |
Outside
December 2007
Carl Hoffman |
Strange Bird Need something (or somebody) flown around Africa without a lot of questions? Can you pay with bricks of cash? Then you want old-school bush pilot Tim Roman, a man with a deft touch on jungle runways, and a place on every smart dictator's speed dial. |
The Motley Fool
November 19, 2008
Todd Wenning |
An Open Letter to Congress An analyst writes to Congress on the state of the economy. |
