Military History Archive
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Waiting for Sulla
Posted on January 29, 2012 | No CommentsThe shattering effects of Sulla's rebellion were nevertheless to become obvious before long. -
The regionalization of equestrians and centurions in the Roman Imperial Army
Posted on January 18, 2012 | No CommentsThe army of the Roman Empire has been the subject of many studies, and with each successive endeavour the body of knowledge concerning all aspects of the Roman military machine has increased. -
From War Elephants to Circus Elephants: Humanity’s Abuse of Elephants
Posted on January 15, 2012 | No CommentsThis paper examines the historical human use and abuse of elephants in an attempt to connect the contemporary use of performing elephants with the ancient use of war elephants and also examines two opposing opinions regarding elephant conservation. -
Romans and Goths in late antique Gaul: asepcts of political and cultural assimilation in the Fifth Century AD
Posted on January 5, 2012 | No CommentsFrom the fifth century AD onwards, the history of the Roman empire is often associated with the so-called ‘barbarian invasions’. It is an image of wild hordes of savage brutes fighting against the world of ancient civilisation, conquering and destroying it simultaneously. -
The influence of Hannibal of Carthage on the art of war and how his legacy has been interpreted
Posted on January 4, 2012 | No CommentsPerhaps no other commander in the history of warfare has exerted such a long-term influence on the minds and actions of warriors and scholars of the military arts. It is almost impossible to read military history and not come across some reference to Hannibal and his exploits. -
New in Ancient History books this week!
Posted on December 30, 2011 | No CommentsCheck out these new releases! Just in time to ring in the New Year with a new read! -
Foreign soldiers – native girls? Constructing and crossing boundaries in Hellenistic cities with foreign garrison
Posted on December 29, 2011 | No CommentsThe maintenance of a garrison in a city or a region was for many a Hellenistic power a comfortable alternative to conquest and direct administration. Every major power held garrisons in dependent settlements of various legal statuses, usually in dependent poleis. -
The Casting of Julian the Apostate ‘in the Likeness’ of Alexander the Great: a Topos in Antique Historiography and its Modern Echoes
Posted on December 29, 2011 | No CommentsParallels were repeatedly drawn in antiquity between the cases of Julian the Apostate and Alexander the Great; attested first in rhetorical contexts dur- ing Julian’s reign and shortly after his death -
Private Armies and Personal Power in the Late Roman Empire
Posted on December 15, 2011 | No CommentsThis study argues that the later Roman empire was significantly influenced by internal divisions and private power, which were just as important as foreign, ‘barbarian’ influences in determining the empire’s fate. -
Hannibal: The Man, The Myth, The Mystery
Posted on December 6, 2011 | No CommentsHannibal: The Man, The Myth, The Mystery looks at the seven stages in the century-long conflict between Carthage and Rome which would bring about the annihilation of Hannibal’s civilisation, and the birth of the Roman Empire.