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So here we are with this nice little guide I am making for you guys. Why? Because you are awesome, that's why! I want to thank you for having the time to read this, and maybe for you even contributing. I think history should never be forgotten, and it's a very important thing for our lives, well at least mine. History isn't all about wars and battles, it was how lives were like back in the days, how was society and what were your father's father's father's father's father's like (or mother's). With this said and having explained myself I wish you great joy reading this article, and please, if you find anything that is "wrong/spelled wrong/should be added", please contact me, or leave a comment.
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Index of the Guide
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Welcome/Intro
Index (this) The Romeaholic Guide
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Achievements of the day
Building plans
Contributors
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Disclaimer
The Romeaholic Guide
The Ancient World
The Ancient World
Geographical information
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Cultural information
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Military information
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Roman Military
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The Roman Military System
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The Roman Infantry
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Hastati
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Hastati
Hastati were a class of infantry in the armies of the early Roman Republic who originally fought as spearmen, and later as swordsmen. They were originally some of the poorest men in the legion, and could afford only modest equipment; light armour and a large shield, in their service as the lighter infantry of the legion. Later, the hastati contained the younger men rather than just the poorer, though most men of their age were relatively poor. Their usual position was the first battle line. They fought in a quincunx formation, supported by light troops. They were eventually done away with after the Marian reforms of 107 BC http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hastati
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A hastatus (which is the term for a single soldier) was the soldier of the battle line. Armed with a Pilum (the throwing spear) and a gladius (a short sword). A hastati unit consisted out of 120 men.
Principes
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Principes
Principes were spearmen, and later swordsmen, in the armies of the early Roman Republic. They were men in the prime of their lives who were fairly wealthy, and could afford decent equipment. They were the heavier infantry of the legion who carried large shields and wore good quality armour.
Their usual position was the second battle line. They fought in quincunx formation, supported by light troops. They were eventually done away with after the Marian reforms of 107 BC. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Principes
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Ah, yes. The Principes. Back in the days, they usually formed the second line in battle, behind the hastati. These men were, in contrast with the hastati a more experienced unit,and were usually expected to steady the line. A unit of Principes was made out of 120 men.
Triarii
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Triarii
Triarii were one of the elements of the early Roman military Manipular legions of the early Roman Republic (509 BC – 107 BC). They were the oldest and among the wealthiest men in the army, and could afford good quality equipment. They wore heavy metal armour and carried large shields, their usual position being the third battle line. During the Camillan era, they fought in a shallow phalanx formation, supported by light troops. In most battles triarii were not used because the lighter troops usually defeated the enemy before the triarii were committed to the battle. They were meant to be used as a decisive force in the battle, thus prompting an old Roman saying: 'Going to the triarii' (res ad triarios venit), which meant carrying on to the bitter end. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triarii
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These men are the backbone of the army. Although rarely used, they made a huge impact on the field just for being there. A last resort, and a game changer. A unit of trarii consisted of 60 men.
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The Roman Missile Forces
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The Roman Cavalry
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The Roman Navy
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Carthaginian Military
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Macedonian Military
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Egyptian Military
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Historical Battles
Historical Battles
The battle of the Teutoberg Forest
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The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest took place in 9 CE, when an alliance of Germanic tribes led by "Arminius of the Cherusci" ambushed and decisively destroyed three Roman legions and their auxiliaries, led by Publius Quinctilius Varus. Despite numerous successful campaigns and raids by the Roman army in the years after the battle, they never again attempted to conquer Germaniaterritory east of the Rhine River.
The Punic Wars were a series of three wars fought between Rome and Carthage from 264 BC to 146 BC. At the time, they were probably the largest wars that had ever taken place. The term Punic comes from the Latin word Punicus (or Poenicus), meaning "Carthaginian", with reference to the Carthaginians' Phoenician ancestry. The main cause of the Punic Wars was the conflict of interests between the existing Carthaginian Empire and the expanding Roman Republic. The Romans were initially interested in expansion via Sicily (which at that time was a cultural melting pot), part of which lay under Carthaginian control. At the start of the first Punic War, Carthage was the dominant power of theWestern Mediterranean, with an extensive maritime empire, while Rome was the rapidly ascending power in Italy, but lacked the naval power of Carthage. By the end of the third war, after more than a hundred years, and the loss of many hundreds of thousands of soldiers from both sides, Rome had conquered Carthage's empire and completely destroyed the city, becoming the most powerful state of the Western Mediterranean. With the end of the Macedonian wars – which ran concurrently with the Punic Wars – and the defeat of the Seleucid King Antiochus III the Greatin the Roman–Syrian War (Treaty of Apamea, 188 BC) in the eastern sea, Rome emerged as the dominant Mediterranean power and one of the most powerful cities in classical antiquity. The Roman victories over Carthage in these wars gave Rome a preeminent status it would retain until the 5th century AD.
The Battle of Vercellae, or Battle of the Raudine Plain, in 101 BC was the Roman victory of Consul Gaius Marius over the invading Germanic Cimbritribe near the settlement of Vercellae in Cisalpine Gaul. Much credit for this victory has been given to the actions of Proconsul Quintus Lutatius Catulus's legate, Lucius Cornelius Sulla who led the Roman and allied Italian cavalry. The Cimbri were virtually wiped out, with the Romans claiming to have killed 140,000 and captured 60,000, including large numbers of women and children. Some of the surviving captives are reported to have been among the rebelling gladiators in the Third Servile War.
The two armies met below Vercellae not far from the confluence of the Sesia with the Po,(25) just at the spot where Hannibal had fought his first battle on Italian soil. The Cimbri desired battle and, according to their custom, sent to the Romans to settle the time and place for it; Marius gratified them and named the next day — it was the 30th July 653 (101 BC) — and the Raudine plain, a wide, level space which the superior Roman cavalry found advantageous for their movements. Here they fell upon the enemy expecting them and yet taken by surprise; for in the dense morning mist the Cimbrian cavalry found itself in hand-to-hand conflict with the stronger cavalry of the Romans before it anticipated attack, and was thereby thrown back upon the infantry which was just making its dispositions for battle. A complete victory was gained with slight loss, and the Cimbri were annihilated.
Disclaimer
This is in no way a official and supported thread. It is the work of all the people over the internet, and I just collect their data. Roman history is in my opinion the most interesting piece of history, and it contains only the topics I find interesting. The main sources are wikipedia.com/youtube.com/google.com/forum-comments. Sources are shown whenever they are available. Did you find any mistakes and/or suggestions please p.m. me and I will adjust the thread. If you want to corporate with me, p.m. me as well. English is not my native language. This thread was created to become a form of "database" that suits the TWCenter.net community. I thank you all, Mr Bundy.
Last edited by Mr. Bundy; August 06, 2013 at 02:47 PM.
Thank you for your initiative There is a film that should appear in your list, it's hypatia. It happens at the time of Egypt under Roman domination and during the spread of Christianity and its values.
And by the way maybe you can consider adding a series part with in particular series like Rome and Spartacus.
The description Last of the Romans (Ultimus Romanorum) has historically been given to any man thought to embody the values of Ancient Roman civilization —values which, by implication, became extinct on his death. It has been used to describe a number of individuals.
☧Flavius Belisarius ☧ (505?–565), one of the greatest generals of the Byzantine Empire and one of the most acclaimed generals in history. He was also the only Byzantine general to be granted a Roman Triumph.
Some films you can add are Agora (takes place in Christian Alexandria in I believe the 4th or 5th century), Hannibal: Rome's Worst Nightmare, HBO's Rome, I Claudius, among others. This might help:
Bundy's Romeaholic guide - Fact's/Historical Battles/Media/Life/Cultures
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