Caesar's Legion: The Epic Saga of Julius Caesar's Elite Tenth Legion and the Armies of Rome

339 Pages·2002·1.26 MB·English

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C A E S A R S
L E G I O N
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THE EPIC SAGA OF
JULIUS CAESAR’S ELITE
TENTH LEGION AND
THE ARMIES OF ROME
STEPHEN DANDO-COLLINS
John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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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.
Copyright © 2002 by Stephen Dando-Collins. All rights reserved
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CONTENTS
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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
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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
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ATLAS
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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.
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