Author: Gwyn Morgan
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0195315898
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 337
Book Description
A striking history of ancient Rome, "69 A.D." is an original and compelling account of one of the best known but perhaps least understood periods in all Roman history.
69 A.D.
Author: Gwyn Morgan
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0195315898
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 337
Book Description
A striking history of ancient Rome, "69 A.D." is an original and compelling account of one of the best known but perhaps least understood periods in all Roman history.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0195315898
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 337
Book Description
A striking history of ancient Rome, "69 A.D." is an original and compelling account of one of the best known but perhaps least understood periods in all Roman history.
Scientific and Technical Aerospace Reports
Author:
Publisher:
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Category : Aeronautics
Languages : en
Pages : 1424
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Aeronautics
Languages : en
Pages : 1424
Book Description
Roman Legionary AD 69–161
Author: Ross Cowan
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1472802837
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 66
Book Description
Between AD 69 and 161 the composition of the Roman legions was transformed. Italians were almost entirely replaced by provincial recruits, men for whom Latin was at best a second language, and yet the 'Roman-ness' of these Germans, Pannonians, Spaniards, Africans and Syrians, fostered in isolated fortresses on the frontiers, was incredibly strong. They were highly competitive, jealous of their honour, and driven by the need to maintain and enhance their reputations for virtus, that is manly courage and excellence. The warfare of the period, from the huge legion versus legion confrontations in the Civil War of AD 69, through the campaigns of conquest in Germany, Dacia and Britain, to the defence of the frontiers of Africa and Cappadocia and the savage quelling of internal revolts, gave ample opportunity for virtus-enhancing activity. The classic battle formation that had baffled Pyrrhus and conquered Hannibal was revived. Heroic centurions continued to lead from the front, and common legionaries vied with them in displays of valour. The legions of the era may have been provincial but they were definitely Roman in organisation and ethos.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1472802837
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 66
Book Description
Between AD 69 and 161 the composition of the Roman legions was transformed. Italians were almost entirely replaced by provincial recruits, men for whom Latin was at best a second language, and yet the 'Roman-ness' of these Germans, Pannonians, Spaniards, Africans and Syrians, fostered in isolated fortresses on the frontiers, was incredibly strong. They were highly competitive, jealous of their honour, and driven by the need to maintain and enhance their reputations for virtus, that is manly courage and excellence. The warfare of the period, from the huge legion versus legion confrontations in the Civil War of AD 69, through the campaigns of conquest in Germany, Dacia and Britain, to the defence of the frontiers of Africa and Cappadocia and the savage quelling of internal revolts, gave ample opportunity for virtus-enhancing activity. The classic battle formation that had baffled Pyrrhus and conquered Hannibal was revived. Heroic centurions continued to lead from the front, and common legionaries vied with them in displays of valour. The legions of the era may have been provincial but they were definitely Roman in organisation and ethos.
The Long Year A.D. 69
Author: Kenneth Wellesley
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
AD69
Author: Nic Fields
Publisher: Pen and Sword
ISBN: 1473838142
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 493
Book Description
The author of God’s Viking brings to life “a period in Roman history that provides many twists and turns as Rome emerged from the period of rule by Nero” (Firetrench). With the death of Nero by his own shaky hand, the ill-sorted, ill-starred Julio-Claudian dynasty came to an ignominious end, and Rome was up for the taking. This was 9 June, AD 68. The following year, commonly known as the “Year of the Four Emperors,” was probably one of Rome’s worst. In all previous successions, the new emperor had some relation to his predecessor, but the psychotic and paranoid Nero had done away with any eligible relatives. The new emperor had to secure his legal position and authority with regards to the Senate and to the army, as well as to those who had a vested interest in the system, the Praetorian Guard. Because imperial authority was ultimately based on control of the military, a player in the game of thrones had to gain an unshakable command over the legions. Of course, this in turn meant that the soldiers themselves could impose their own choice. It was to take a tumultuous year of civil war and the death of three imperial candidates before a fourth candidate could come out on top, remain there, and establish for himself a new dynasty. Nic Fields narrates the twists and turns and the military events of this short but bloody period of Roman history. “We appear to meet more people than the cast of Game of Thrones (with about the same mortality rate!) but with the added bonus of this being history, not fiction . . . hugely entertaining.”—Miniature Wargames Magazine
Publisher: Pen and Sword
ISBN: 1473838142
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 493
Book Description
The author of God’s Viking brings to life “a period in Roman history that provides many twists and turns as Rome emerged from the period of rule by Nero” (Firetrench). With the death of Nero by his own shaky hand, the ill-sorted, ill-starred Julio-Claudian dynasty came to an ignominious end, and Rome was up for the taking. This was 9 June, AD 68. The following year, commonly known as the “Year of the Four Emperors,” was probably one of Rome’s worst. In all previous successions, the new emperor had some relation to his predecessor, but the psychotic and paranoid Nero had done away with any eligible relatives. The new emperor had to secure his legal position and authority with regards to the Senate and to the army, as well as to those who had a vested interest in the system, the Praetorian Guard. Because imperial authority was ultimately based on control of the military, a player in the game of thrones had to gain an unshakable command over the legions. Of course, this in turn meant that the soldiers themselves could impose their own choice. It was to take a tumultuous year of civil war and the death of three imperial candidates before a fourth candidate could come out on top, remain there, and establish for himself a new dynasty. Nic Fields narrates the twists and turns and the military events of this short but bloody period of Roman history. “We appear to meet more people than the cast of Game of Thrones (with about the same mortality rate!) but with the added bonus of this being history, not fiction . . . hugely entertaining.”—Miniature Wargames Magazine
Bench and Bar
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 520
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 520
Book Description
Summary Digest of Statutes Enacted and Resolutions, Including Proposed Constitutional Amendments, Adopted in ... and ... Statutory Record
Author: California
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : California
Languages : en
Pages : 1532
Book Description
Volumes include: Statutory record.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : California
Languages : en
Pages : 1532
Book Description
Volumes include: Statutory record.
Wait's Practice at Law
Author: William Wait
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Civil procedure
Languages : en
Pages : 1114
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Civil procedure
Languages : en
Pages : 1114
Book Description
The American Decisions
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Law reports, digests, etc
Languages : en
Pages : 974
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Law reports, digests, etc
Languages : en
Pages : 974
Book Description
The London Enviro 200
Author: David Beddall
Publisher: Pen and Sword Transport
ISBN: 1399095250
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 218
Book Description
Launched by Transbus in 2004, the original Enviro 200 mode was not a success. The Enviro 200 was relaunched in 2006, this new model becoming more successful. The new model was taken into stock by many London operators, replacing older single-deckers in their fleets. The Enviro 200 had just as much success as its predecessor, the Dennis Dart SLF. As with the Dart SLF, the Enviro 200 was available in a number of lengths. 2014 saw the launch of the Enviro 200 MMC (major model change), this replacing the original classic Enviro 200 in 2018. The first all-electric Enviro 200 MMCs arrived in London in 2016, this becoming the standard model for new contracts. The London Enviro 200 looks at the history of the Enviro 200 and Enviro 200 MMC model in London service.
Publisher: Pen and Sword Transport
ISBN: 1399095250
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 218
Book Description
Launched by Transbus in 2004, the original Enviro 200 mode was not a success. The Enviro 200 was relaunched in 2006, this new model becoming more successful. The new model was taken into stock by many London operators, replacing older single-deckers in their fleets. The Enviro 200 had just as much success as its predecessor, the Dennis Dart SLF. As with the Dart SLF, the Enviro 200 was available in a number of lengths. 2014 saw the launch of the Enviro 200 MMC (major model change), this replacing the original classic Enviro 200 in 2018. The first all-electric Enviro 200 MMCs arrived in London in 2016, this becoming the standard model for new contracts. The London Enviro 200 looks at the history of the Enviro 200 and Enviro 200 MMC model in London service.