The Glory that was Rome

"The Glory That Was Rome"

just a celebration of the glorious history of the Roman empire from Ancient to Medieval times

something you don't get from school, books, movies or anything or anyone from the 20th century.
we pay the price of our parents mistakes - that is what keeps students, researchers and the masses confused when it comes to the wonderful story of humanities existence and cultural triumphs

for example - we all know the false rumors tolled to us in schools round the globe about how Columbus discovered the Americas & how Greek civilization mysteriously vanished after Alexander the great's untimely demise.

the following are some of DBA's painted army units, organized to trace the evolution of the Roman army from early beginnings to the final fall of the eternal city - to make things easier to understand & appreciate.

btw, come to think of it, why isn't their any encyclopedia, book or even a documentary that upholds this truth by discussing both the ancient & medieval periods as connected ? why are we taught history in an unintelligible manner ? someone must make a new start sooner or later and the truth will never die

note : (words in purple brackets just include events that defined the given era to ease understanding and memorizing of history regardless of accuracy or conflicting theories & to define the time-frame)




enjoy !

Pre-Roman neighboring Traditions

Etruscan 650BC-280BC

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Illyrians 700BC-10AD

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Samnite & Ubrian 650BC-272BC

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Campanian & Apulian420BC-203BC

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Early Roman Armies

Early Rome 650BC-400BC (Horatius at the bridge)

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Camillan Rome 400BC-275BC

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Polybian Roman Republic 275BC-105BC (The Punic wars)

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The Marian reforms 105BC-25BC (Caesar's legions)

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The Imperial Golden Age

Imperial Rome 25BC-193AD (The Triumphs of Augustus)

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Middle Imperial Era 193AD-324AD (Cult of the Mithraic Mysteries)

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The Dark Ages

Western Roman Empire 307AD-425AD

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Eastern Roman Empire 307AD-425AD (Christianity & Constantinople)

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Patrician Rome 425AD-493AD (Fall of the West)

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Sub-Roman Britain 407AD-945AD (Age of King Arthur)

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The Medieval Roman Empire

Early medieval Roman Empire 493AD-578AD (the reconquest of Justinian)

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Maurikian Era 578AD-650AD (Age of emperor Heraclius)

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Thematic Era 650AD-963AD

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Nikephorian Dynasty 936AD-1071AD (the Golden Age is back)

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Commenan Dynasty 1071AD-1204AD (The Crusades)

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The Late Roman Empire 1204AD-1460AD (Empire Fall - Checkmate)

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Sorry for my mistakes, hope it was helpful & Good-luck


I bare witness that I never used the unhistorical & taboo name Byzantine

I like the humor

Some of them sill have ah classical roman look

You know what really pisses me off. more than anything.
I type in Eastern Roman Empire and the first thing on Googles list is BYZANTIUM!!
I fudging hate you Google and I fudging hate everyone who insists on calling the Eastern Roman Empire/Greaco-Roman Empire, by that forbidden name.
There has to be an emoticon to show my rage right now.

Well it is unfortunate, but that's why our group exists to educate people.

It's nearly impossible to ignore the terms due to how well ingrained they are in everything from academia to ecclesiastics.

It's silly. We haven't started calling Constantine the Great John so why do people insist on renaming one of the most infuential empires to exist .

Well I can tell you right now, that these days most people don't know any better (or care to know).

I was having a chat today with some people about the roman empire and when I bought the Graeco-Roman Empire they told me that there can't have been one because the Byzantines controlled the east then.

lol... well then you are doing a good job in educating them

Things of note:

1. Byzantium was an old pre-roman city.

2. Byzantines (if that's what they were called, lived in Byzantium which was at best a city state in antiquity)

3. There was no "Byzantine Empire" ever.

here's a good looking book. if only they changed the name - http://www.amazon.com/Byzantine-Armi...ref=pd_sim_b_1