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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. |
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Salon.com
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Military History Quarterly
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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. |
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Turkey's Ancient Metropolis of Ephesus Greeks, Romans, and Early Christians Speak Through the City's Stones... |
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December 2007
Richard A. Gabriel |
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