Happily, this is being released just as I'm rereading the Masters of Rome series, which I am enjoying hugely. Although it may not be military enough for some people's tastes...
Does anyone else have any suggestions?
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koningtiger
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First post here. Long time AGE fan (and pre-ordered AJE this weekend).
I don't know how many of you have tuned into Mike Duncan's 'History of Rome' series, but it's an excellent podcast that can get anyone caught up really fast on the Roman period. His podcast series covers Rome from the founding of the Republic all the way through the fall of Rome in 476. His episodes are digestible and very entertaining as well as educational.
Definitely comes recommended from me. You won't regret grabbing at least a few episodes. Enjoy!
http://thehistoryofrome.typepad.com/the_history_of_rome/
As far as paper books go, there's always the tried and true ' The Twelve Caesars' by Suetonius. Reads like a late antiquity version of a reality show on acid, but it's still a great peek into the private lives of some of the greatest (and worst) emperors.
Duncan's podcast series should at least make the next couple of weeks 'tolerable' for some of you.
I don't know how many of you have tuned into Mike Duncan's 'History of Rome' series, but it's an excellent podcast that can get anyone caught up really fast on the Roman period. His podcast series covers Rome from the founding of the Republic all the way through the fall of Rome in 476. His episodes are digestible and very entertaining as well as educational.
Definitely comes recommended from me. You won't regret grabbing at least a few episodes. Enjoy!
http://thehistoryofrome.typepad.com/the_history_of_rome/
As far as paper books go, there's always the tried and true ' The Twelve Caesars' by Suetonius. Reads like a late antiquity version of a reality show on acid, but it's still a great peek into the private lives of some of the greatest (and worst) emperors.
Duncan's podcast series should at least make the next couple of weeks 'tolerable' for some of you.
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Oh, and of course Gibbon's 'The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire', a must read for all students or fans of ancient history. It can be a dry read at times, but there's no forgetting its importance in world literature. The man basically spent his entire life filling in the missing pieces of a time that, at the time, most had forgotten.
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try it with good translations (hard to find some) of old texts...
Pharsalia ("The Civil War"),
Lucan (Marcus Annaeus Lucanus)
i.e. from 1992, Braund, Susan
Pharsalia ("The Civil War"),
Lucan (Marcus Annaeus Lucanus)
i.e. from 1992, Braund, Susan
...not paid by AGEOD.
however, prone to throw them into disarray.
PS:
‘Everything is very simple in War, but the simplest thing is difficult. These difficulties accumulate and produce a friction which no man can imagine exactly who has not seen War . . . in War, through the influence of an infinity of petty circumstances, which cannot properly be described on paper, things disappoint us, and we fall short of the mark.‘
Clausewitz
however, prone to throw them into disarray.
PS:
‘Everything is very simple in War, but the simplest thing is difficult. These difficulties accumulate and produce a friction which no man can imagine exactly who has not seen War . . . in War, through the influence of an infinity of petty circumstances, which cannot properly be described on paper, things disappoint us, and we fall short of the mark.‘
Clausewitz
For the military side of things you could try Stephen Dando Collin's' "Legions of Rome: The Definitive History of every Imperial Roman Legion" ... normally I am not impressed by SDC's books, but this is a fairly good survey of the Legions, their organisation, overall military history and individual potted unit histores.
Much better is Adrian Goldsworthy's "The Complete Roman Army".
Also, an interesting read is "If Rome hadn't Fallen" by Timothy Venning ... maybe you can prevent it, too
Phil McGregor
Much better is Adrian Goldsworthy's "The Complete Roman Army".
Also, an interesting read is "If Rome hadn't Fallen" by Timothy Venning ... maybe you can prevent it, too
Phil McGregor
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trust me, even contemporary books, back from that days, are mostly fiction.
everyone who .i.e. was forced to translate Iulius Caesar Bel. Gal. knows this...
everyone who .i.e. was forced to translate Iulius Caesar Bel. Gal. knows this...
...not paid by AGEOD.
however, prone to throw them into disarray.
PS:
‘Everything is very simple in War, but the simplest thing is difficult. These difficulties accumulate and produce a friction which no man can imagine exactly who has not seen War . . . in War, through the influence of an infinity of petty circumstances, which cannot properly be described on paper, things disappoint us, and we fall short of the mark.‘
Clausewitz
however, prone to throw them into disarray.
PS:
‘Everything is very simple in War, but the simplest thing is difficult. These difficulties accumulate and produce a friction which no man can imagine exactly who has not seen War . . . in War, through the influence of an infinity of petty circumstances, which cannot properly be described on paper, things disappoint us, and we fall short of the mark.‘
Clausewitz
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