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The paper is dedicated to a new beneficiary inscription from the Roman province of Dalmatia found in Kifino Selo, near Nevesinje in Bosnia and Herzegovina (Republika Srpska). It is executed on the front of a limestone altar with a widened... more
Lessons in cultural learning and respect can be drawn from the meeting between Jesus and the Centurion in Capernaum related in Luke 7:1-10.
A Clausewitzian analysis of the Imperial Roman Army. Using the Year of the Four Emperors (69 AD) as a case study, the Roman Army of the Principate is examined in its ability to live up to the standards laid down in Karl von... more
Plumbata, mattiobarbula and martzobarboulon were the names of a javelin with a lead weight. It was a part of standard military equipment of Late Roman soldiers. Vegetius, Maurice and Anonymous Reformer describe the рlumbata as a throwing... more
This maps out the entirety of the Gallic War
Now available in Kindle eBook! Readers have called it "truly fascinating", "a splendid book", "beautifully written ... thoroughly researched", "an engaging and indispensable guide to the fugitive traces of the famous Ninth legion, which... more
The studies concerning the Roman army highlights mainly the training and organisation as defining elements for the success in battle. However, besides the training and organisation, there are other things that influence the soldier’s... more
Les pierres tombales des légionnaires romains du Haut-Empire et leurs inscriptions permettent de nous renseigner sur l'origine géographique des soldats, la troupe à laquelle ils appartenaient, leur âge ainsi que le nombre d'années de... more
Roman Battle Tactics: from Marius to Trajan - Ziv Yoffe מאז הרפורמות של קאמילוס (Camillus) במאה ה-4 לפנה"ס, במשך כ-500 שנה סיפחה רומא תחת שליטתה עוד ועוד אזורים וארצות, עד לקבלת השליטה המלאה על כל הים התיכון. בשיא כוחה, נעו גבולות... more
Entre 260 et 363, les Romains développèrent des éléments de distinction pour construire leur identité face à un Autre appelé Barbare. Bien qu'officiellement opposé à la romanité, le Barbare pouvait y entrer en étant recruté dans l'armée... more
Fragments of a huge inscribed bronze tabula are presented here, which can be dated to the end of the year AD 14. The document contained regulations regarding the privileges of soldiers and veterans as well as the financing of the latter.... more
Roma. En la residencia palatina, el soberano del más grande imperio occidental ni siquiera se permite pasear por sus jardines sin ser vigilado. El poder genera ambición por ocuparlo, y no había mayor poder en la Antigüedad que el... more
A lo largo de sus tres siglos de historia en la época imperial romana, la función principal de la Guardia Pretoriana fue la protección de la figura del emperador allí donde este se encontrara, ya fuera actuando permanentemente como su... more
Romanization and the development of political and institutional frames in the provinces are focused here with the study of a paradigmatic and famous military unit, the Legio V Macedonica, one of the more lasting legions of the Empire.
This is a reference guide to Roman legionary fortresses throughout the former Roman Empire, of which approximately eighty-five have been located and identified. With the expansion of the Empire and the garrisoning of its army in frontier... more
Le rôle joué par l'armée romaine sur le territoire de la Lorraine actuelle a été longtemps sous-estimé. De nombreuses sources historiques, épigraphiques et surtout archéologiques témoignent pourtant de la présence des légions et de leurs... more
Die Auswertung der Altgrabungen im Bereich einer Ziegelei in der Flur Liebrüti östlich von Kaiseraugst (AG, Schweiz) hat ergeben, dass dort die Ziegel der Legio I Martia bereits Anfang des 4. Jahrhunderts verbaut waren und wohl auch... more
This dissertation examines the military and social roles of centurions in the Roman legions during the Republic and Principate. It combines textual accounts of centurions from such authors as Caesar, Tacitus, and Cassius Dio, as well as... more
Souvent qualifiée de « célèbre » ou de « fameuse », cette unité est sans doute la moins bien connue des légions césariennes. Au détour d'une phrase de sa biographie de César, Suétone nous apprend qu'il a formé à ses frais une légion... more
Five monuments discovered so far at Novae have venerated Liber Pater and Dionysus. In one of his recent publications, Professor Tadeusz Sarnowski presented the opinion that the numerous dedications to this deity discovered at Novae may be... more
Phalanx vs Legion The clash of the military Titans of ancient history. By Ziv Yoffe. מאז תחילת הלחימה המאורגנת בעידן שלאחר תחילת התיעוד ההיסטורי, אף אחד מהארגונים הצבאיים לא היו כה דומיננטי בעת העתיקה כמו הפלנקס היווני/מקדוני והלגיון... more
Remarks on ancient fingerrings with military inscriptions - often called legionary rings ("Legionsringe") - together with a catalogue.
En el año 750 a.C Rómulo, primer rey de Roma, creó las primeras legiones al dividir a los ciudadanos entre hombres fuertes y los no aptos para el combate. Así pues vemos como desde la fundación de Roma el aspecto militar ha tenido un... more
The present study aims at clarifying the morphological attributes, functionality, and circumstances of discovery regarding a unique ceramic type identified in the surrounding area of Napoca, as well as within the legionary fortress and... more
In this paper we present a study on the figure of women in a space so characteristic of the Roman world as are military camps. Although the historiographical tradition has treated the issue of the quartering of the legionaries as places... more
1.) Zwei Kontermarken aus der Frühzeit von Alexandria Troas? +++ 2.) Zum Kontext der ersten Kolonialprägungen von Alexandria Troas. +++ 3.) Nachtrag zu einem Münzhort aus der Kanalisation von Alexandria Troas.
The survey of the Legio area, conducted on behalf of Tel Aviv University in 1998-2000, recovered numerous finds related to settlement sites in the region, and enabled us to suggest the locations of a Jewish village, a Roman military camp... more
The study of the Roman army’s integration in the provincial system is a difficult terrain to deal with. The first, obvious, limit concerns how the different civilizations reacted to assimilation into the Roman influence: The Romanization... more
"This article explores two questions about the tactical mechanics of the Roman manipular legion. Firstly, what frontages did the Roman legion field in set-piece battle? Given that Hellenistic forces deployed in standardized formations,... more
The study is divided into four chapters and it is based on the analysis of literary, epigraphical and archaeological sources which testify to the presence of Roman military units in the Dalmatian area from the reigns of Augustus to... more
This article is the first systematic attempt for collection and arrangement of the early Roman coin finds from Novae – a large legionary fortress on the Lower Danube excavated without interruption since 1960. It contains a complete... more
Görev yaptıkları bölgelerin güvenliğinden sorumlu olan Roma lejyonları, aynı zamanda bu bölgelerdeki imar faaliyetlerini de yürütmüşlerdir. MS 1. yüzyılın ikinci yarısından itibaren imparatorluğun doğu sınırı olarak kabul edilen Fırat... more
A lo largo de su historia el Imperio romano tuvo que hacer frente a numerosas revueltas, debido al enorme territorio que controlaba. De entre los pueblos que las protagonizaron, los hebreos se contaban entre los que con mayor insistencia... more
Camp F at Masada, southern Judea, is part of the siege works constructed by the Roman Army against the Jewish rebels during the Jewish Revolt. It is divided into two areas and chronological stages: the larger outer Camp F1, is dated to... more
Cetatea Durostorum a avut un rol extrem de important de-a lungul antichităţii, a fost un adevărat bastion la graniţa imperiului împotriva năvălitorilor de toate neamurile de la nord de Dunăre, un focar de romanizare, precum şi un centru... more
Συνοπτική παρουσίαση και σχολιασμός στο De Re Militari του λατίνου συγγραφέα Φλάβιου Βεγέτιου Ρενάτου. Ένα από τα σημαντικότερα στρατιωτικά εγχειρίδια της Ύστερης Αρχαιότητας που επηρέασε όσο κανένα άλλο τη θεωρία του πολέμου.
Histoire de la guerre dans l’Antiquité : bilan et perspectives 8 juin 2022 à l’Université de Bordeaux – Montaigne Table ronde proposée en partenariat par le groupe Guerres, Espaces et Représentations (GER – Bordeaux Montaigne), le Groupe... more
In this paper we address an exceptional papyrus, PSI IX 1026, unique because of its contents, as it reflects the transfer of non-citizen soldiers from the Misene fleet to the legion X Fretensis, and mentions the deliverance from their... more