Caesar's Legion: The Epic Saga of Julius Caesar's Elite Tenth Legion and the Armies of Rome PDF
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’ C A E S A R S L E G I O N : THE EPIC SAGA OF JULIUS CAESAR’S ELITE TENTH LEGION AND THE ARMIES OF ROME STEPHEN DANDO-COLLINS John Wiley & Sons, Inc. flast.qxd 12/5/01 4:49 PM Page xiv ffirs.qxd 12/5/01 4:47 PM Page i ’ C A E S A R S L E G I O N : THE EPIC SAGA OF JULIUS CAESAR’S ELITE TENTH LEGION AND THE ARMIES OF ROME STEPHEN DANDO-COLLINS John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Copyright © 2002 by Stephen Dando-Collins. All rights reserved Published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, scanning, or otherwise, except as permitted under Section 107 or 108 of the 1976 United States Copyright Act, without either the prior written permission of the Publisher, or authoriza- tion through payment of the appropriate per-copy fee to the Copyright Clearance Center, 222 Rosewood Drive, Danvers, MA 01923, (978) 750-8400, fax (978) 750-4744. Requests to the Publisher for permission should be addressed to the Permissions Department, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 605 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10158-0012, (212) 850-6011, fax (212) 850-6008, email: [email protected]. This publication is designed to provide accurate and authoritative information in regard to the subject matter covered. It is sold with the understanding that the publisher is not engaged in rendering professional services. If professional advice or other expert assistance is required, the services of a competent professional person should be sought. This title is also available in print as ISBN 0-471-09570-2. Some content that appears in the print version of this book may not be available in this electronic edition. For more information about Wiley products, visit our web site at www.Wiley.com ftoc.qxd 12/5/01 4:48 PM Page iii CONTENTS : Atlas v Acknowledgments xiii Author’s Note xv i Staring Defeat in the Face 1 ii Impatient for Glory 6 iii Savaging the Swiss, Overrunning the Germans 13 iv Conquering Gaul 24 v Invading Britain 30 vi Revolt and Revenge 50 vii Enemy of the State 65 viii Broken Promises 76 ix The Race for Durrës 90 x A Taste of Defeat 98 xi The Battle of Pharsalus 113 xii The Sour Taste of Victory 130 xiii The Murder of Pompey the Great 138 xiv The Power of a Single Word 144 xv The North African Campaign 149 xvi Caesar’s Last Battle 165 xvii Mark Antony’s Men 179 xviii Philippi and Actium 183 xix In the Name of the Emperor 195 xx Knocked into Shape by Corbulo 205 xxi Orders from the Emperor 217 xxii Objective Jerusalem 224 iii ftoc.qxd 12/5/01 4:48 PM Page iv iv contents xxiii The End of the Holy City 238 xxiv Masada 258 xxv Last Days 265 appendix a The Legions of Rome, 30 b.c.–a.d. 233 269 appendix b The Reenlistment Factor 273 appendix c The Uniqueness of the Legion Commands 277 in Egypt and Judea appendix d The Naming and Numbering System of the 281 Roman Legions appendix e The Title “Fretensis” 285 appendix f Imperial Roman Military Ranks and Their 287 Modern-Day Equivalents appendix g Sources 291 Glossary 303 Index 309 flast.qxd 12/5/01 4:49 PM Page v ATLAS : 1. “The West,” First Century b.c. 2. Britain and Gaul, 58–50 b.c. 3. “The East,” First Century b.c. 4. Spain, First Century b.c. 5. Southern Italy, the Balkans, Greece, and Asia, First Century b.c. 6. The Middle East, First Century a.d. v flast.qxd 12/5/01 4:49 PM Page vi N NORTH SEA BRITAIN GERMANY ENGLISH CHANNEL Boulogne RhineR. GAUL MACEDONIA BAY OF BISCAY CISALPINE GAUL THESSALY TRANSALPINE Ravenna I L GAUL Piacenza LY SevilLlUSeITANIATaDFguuAsrSo CRR PR.óNT.ArdSHEIoNPAbEAaRRIENRNarboBLnTanIéalsererliaerdsraaigconaSAMRarsDReiIulNbleicsIoAnMCT RRYoaR.oSrrRRfmEsiHaAnielmEiau✰NMimInAieNAsIDsTRiCVnIAAaiaTbpLIoCuY aSREABDICruiUnrrdMCëisosrifuAAcptiouTlmloHniRaFAAatrhCseanElas Cádiz Munda Utique Reggio IONIANACHAEA El Rocadillo SICILY SEA Bône Guadalquivir R. Sousse Constantine Ruspina EPIRUS CRETE Thapsus MAURETANIA NUMIDIA Bagradas R. Civil War battle or siege AFRICA Civil War raid “The West,” First Century B.C. CYRENAICA ©2001 by D. L. McElhannon flast.qxd 12/5/01 4:49 PM Page vii Southern Britain Colchester N CATUVELLAUNI NORTH Thames SEA R . North Foreland KENT Medway R. Stour R.FoSroeulathnd CANTIACI Isle of Wight Boulogne BRITAIN Area of Inset NORTH SEA USIPETES Colchester DStorvaeitr Rhine R.TENCTHERI Isle of Wight NERVII EBURONES ENGLISH CHANNEL Boulogne SUEBI R.Tongres ATREBATES e SENONESSPeainer Ris. SambrMoselle R.TTRriEerVERI VENETI Sens CARNUTES Orléans Alesia GAUL Dijon Bourges Bibracte Besançon BAY OF R. BISCAY BITURIGES ne HELVETII ô Sa Geneva Gergovia Vienne AVERNI R. Uxellodunum Rhóne Var R. Pyrenees Narbonne Marseilles MEDITERRANEAN NSEPAARIENMRountains Britain and Gaul, 58–S5EA0 B.C. ©2001 by D. L. McElhannon
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