Caesar's Legion
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Stephen Dando-Collins paints a vivid and definitive portrait of daily life in the Tenth Legion as he follows Caesar and his men along the blood-soaked fringes of the Empire. This unprecedented regimental history reveals countless previously unknown details about Roman military practices, Caesar's conduct as a commander and his relationships with officers and legionaries, and the daily routine and discipline of the Legion. From penetrating insights into the mind of history's greatest general to a grunt's-eye view of the gruesome realities of war in the Classical Age, this unique and riveting true account sets a new standard of exellence and detail to which all authors of ancient military history will now aspire.
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Acknowledgments.
Author's Note.
I. Staring Defeat in the Face.
II. Impatient for Glory.
III. Savaging the Swiss, Overrunning the Germans.
IV. Conquering Gaul.
V. Invading Britain.
VI. Revolt and Revenge.
VII. Enemy of the State.
VIII. Broken Promises.
IX. The Race for Durrës.
X. A Taste of Defeat.
XI. The Battle of Pharsalus.
XII. The Sour Taste of Victory.
XIII. The Murder of Pompey the Great.
XIV. The Power of a Single Word.
XV. The North African Campaign.
XVI. Caesar's Last Battle.
XVII. Mark Antony's Men.
XVIII. Philippi and Actium.
XIX. In the Name of the Emperor.
XX. Knocked into Shape by Corbulo.
XXI. Orders from the Emperor.
XXII. Objective Jerusalem.
XXIII. The End of the Holy City.
XXIV. Masada.
XXV. Last Days.
Appendix A: the Legions of Rome, 30 B.C.-A.D.
Appendix B: The Reenlistment Factor.
Appendix C: The Uniqueness of the Legion Commands in Egypt and Judea.
Appendix D: The Naming and Numbering System of the Roman Legions.
Appendix E: The Title "Fretensis".
Appendix F: Imperial Roman Military Ranks and Their Modern-Day Equivalents.
Appendix G: Sources.
Glossary.
Index.
