lunedì 26 settembre 2011

The Roman Military Machine




Roman soldiers were fighting men, first and foremost. Constant and rigorous training kept them at peak conditions, and ready for action at any time.

In the mid-Republic each Roman legion had an equivalent complement of allied infantry equipped and modeled after the legion and a three times larger complement of cavalry. The army of the Late Republic and Early to Mid-Empire consisted of legionaries and auxiliaries. The auxiliaries were named so after the earlier allied complement, but with structure and equipment differing from the legionaries. They were non-Roman citizens, recruited mostly from the Roman provinces with less pay than the legionaries, but at the end of their service they would be granted Roman citizenship. In the Late Roman army the distinction was between comitatenses, reserve troops and limitanei, border troops.

martedì 20 settembre 2011

Battaglia di Actium

                                                                         Battaglia di Actium

domenica 18 settembre 2011

Edge of Empire - The Eagle's Eye 3D Film Trailer


Caricato da VindolandaTrust in data 09/feb/2011
Trailer for the amazing new 20 minute 3D film, Edge of Empire - The Eagle's Eye which will be on show at The Roman Army Museum (near Greenhead, Northumberland) on Hadrian's Wall when the museum reopens on 12th March 2011 after major redevelopment work funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund, ONE NorthEast and The Vindolanda Trust.

Fighting Roman Style





Fighting Roman Style
See how the Romans fought.

The Eagle - Secondo Trailer Italiano

domenica 11 settembre 2011

Emblemi della legione I Minervia

                                                           Emblemi della legione I Minervia