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Excerpt from The Auxilia of the Roman Imperial ArmyThe following essay is an attempt to deal with an interesting branch of Roman military history which has not previously been made the subject of an independent treatise. In a study of this kind, which relies largely upon epigraphical evi dence to which additions are constantly being made, it is equally necessary that the scattered material available should at intervals be collected and utilize...

The essential element of the Roman army While the legions of the Roman Imperial Army became both legendary and emblematic of the power of ancient Rome throughout its empire, it was inevitable-as with all empires which have expanded to the point where they must control vast and widely dispersed territories-that the core forces of the original state would be insufficient to allow such widespread policing or effective defence throughout the empi...

The essential element of the Roman armyWhile the legions of the Roman Imperial Army became both legendary and emblematic of the power of ancient Rome throughout its empire, it was inevitable-as with all empires which have expanded to the point where they must control vast and widely dispersed territories-that the core forces of the original state would be insufficient to allow such widespread policing or effective defence throughout the empire...

Excerpt from The Auxilia of the Roman Imperial Army The following essay is an attempt to deal with an interesting branch of Roman military history which has not previously been made the subject of an independent treatise. In a study of this kind, which relies largely upon epigraphical evi dence to which additions are constantly being made, it is equally necessary that the scattered material available should at intervals be collected and utili...