The Growth and Decline of the Western Roman Empire: Quantifying the Dynamics of Army Size, Territory, and Coinage [PDF]
We model the Western Roman Empire from 500 BCE to 500 CE, aiming to understand the interdependent dynamics of army size, conquered territory and the production and debasement of coins within the empire.
Palmer, Erika, Roman, Sabin
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Drumul și castrul roman de la Copăceni (com. Racovita, jud. Vâlcea). Reevaluarea recentă a unor monumente uitate. [PDF]
The purpose of this study is to make known the recent research results, but especially to highlight the importance of these results both scientifically and in a broader context, determined by the submission for inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage ...
Ovidiu Țentea +2 more
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Ammianus and some Tribuni Scholarum Palatinarum c. A.D. 353-364 [PDF]
The Res Gestae of Ammianus Marcellinus is a major source of our knowledge of the late Roman army. However, although himself a former army officer, it was not the intention of Ammianus to explain the institutions and organization of the late Roman army to
Woods, David
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Social Organisations within the Roman Army
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Melania Cazzulo
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Nero’s eastern campaign: new solution to the old problem [PDF]
The article is focused on assessing the foreign policy of the Roman Empire on its eastern borders during the reign of Nero. The research was aimed to reveal a wide range of circumstances associated with his eastern military campaign.
Yartsev, S.V. +2 more
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Periodic Revival or Continuation of the Ancient Military Tradition? Another Look at the Question of the Katáfraktoi in the Byzantine Army [PDF]
This article discusses the question of origin and identity of katáfraktoi – heavy-armoured cavalry in Byzantium. In the specialist literature on the subject, there is a widespread opinion that the heavily-armoured elitist cavalry, defined as catafracti
Wojnowski, Michał
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The Legions of Cannae. The First Professional Army of the Roman Republic
This article traces the evolution of the well-known Legiones Cannenses from a citizen army into a professional force, possibly the first in the history of the Roman army. I shall focus on three main aspects of this transformation.
Samuele Rocca
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A temporary camp has been reported in the Parâng Mountains. It is located in Gorj County, UAT Novaci. Its dimensions are similar to other temporary camps found in the alpine areas, i.e. 5 ha. Two gates with tituli have been identified.
Ovidiu Țentea, Vlad Călina
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Ceramic building material from the Roman forts on the Colchis Coast: archaeology and archaeoceramological analysis [PDF]
The article collects the modest evidence available on the use (and possible production) of ceramic building material by theRoman army in Colchis, using it as a backdrop for presenting the exceptional richness, in quantity as much as diversity, of the ...
Radosław Karasiewicz-Szczypiorski +3 more
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In terms of military control of the Prefecture of Gaul throughout the fifth century, the Goth army was clearly lacking sufficient manpower. However, the support network provided both by the strategically important via Domitia and by the prosperous region
Fernando López Sánchez
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