Download or read book AD69 written by Nic Fields and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2014-03-31 with total page 493 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author of God’s Viking brings to life “a period in Roman history that provides many twists and turns as Rome emerged from the period of rule by Nero” (Firetrench). With the death of Nero by his own shaky hand, the ill-sorted, ill-starred Julio-Claudian dynasty came to an ignominious end, and Rome was up for the taking. This was 9 June, AD 68. The following year, commonly known as the “Year of the Four Emperors,” was probably one of Rome’s worst. In all previous successions, the new emperor had some relation to his predecessor, but the psychotic and paranoid Nero had done away with any eligible relatives. The new emperor had to secure his legal position and authority with regards to the Senate and to the army, as well as to those who had a vested interest in the system, the Praetorian Guard. Because imperial authority was ultimately based on control of the military, a player in the game of thrones had to gain an unshakable command over the legions. Of course, this in turn meant that the soldiers themselves could impose their own choice. It was to take a tumultuous year of civil war and the death of three imperial candidates before a fourth candidate could come out on top, remain there, and establish for himself a new dynasty. Nic Fields narrates the twists and turns and the military events of this short but bloody period of Roman history. “We appear to meet more people than the cast of Game of Thrones (with about the same mortality rate!) but with the added bonus of this being history, not fiction . . . hugely entertaining.”—Miniature Wargames Magazine

Download or read book Roman Legionary AD 69 161 written by Ross Cowan and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2013-04-20 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Between AD 69 and 161 the composition of the Roman legions was transformed. Italians were almost entirely replaced by provincial recruits, men for whom Latin was at best a second language, and yet the 'Roman-ness' of these Germans, Pannonians, Spaniards, Africans and Syrians, fostered in isolated fortresses on the frontiers, was incredibly strong. They were highly competitive, jealous of their honour, and driven by the need to maintain and enhance their reputations for virtus, that is manly courage and excellence. The warfare of the period, from the huge legion versus legion confrontations in the Civil War of AD 69, through the campaigns of conquest in Germany, Dacia and Britain, to the defence of the frontiers of Africa and Cappadocia and the savage quelling of internal revolts, gave ample opportunity for virtus-enhancing activity. The classic battle formation that had baffled Pyrrhus and conquered Hannibal was revived. Heroic centurions continued to lead from the front, and common legionaries vied with them in displays of valour. The legions of the era may have been provincial but they were definitely Roman in organisation and ethos.

Download or read book Five Roman Emperors Vespasian Titus Domitian Nerva Trajan A d 69 117 written by Bernard William Henderson and published by CUP Archive. This book was released on 1927 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Truth About the Tribulation written by James Lewis and published by Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 2020-10-28 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since I was in high school in the early sixties, I heard that the tribulation could come at any time. I was told nothing more needed to happen before the church was raptured. I was told there was no mention of Christians after the third chapter of Revelation. But I thought to myself, if nothing is left, why we haven't we been raptured? About ten years ago, I started serious research on the subject. I found the answers were not as I was taught during my high school years. The more I studied, the more truth I found. I decided to put what I learned into a book to teach others the real truth about the tribulation. They say what you don't know can't hurt you. I found out that's a lie. There are things you need to know before the tribulation starts.

Download or read book Statutory Record Supplement written by California and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 810 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Cambridge Ancient History The Augustan Empire 43 B C A D 69 2nd ed 1996 written by John Bagnell Bury and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 1224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Long Year A D 69 written by Kenneth Wellesley and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Tutorial History of Rome to A D 69 written by Arthur Hadrian Allcroft and published by . This book was released on 1952 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Roman Political Life 90 B C A D 69 written by Timothy Peter Wiseman and published by Liverpool University Press. This book was released on 1985 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Essays designed to illuminate the nature of politics at the end of the late Republic and during the first dynasty of the Principate.

Download or read book Roman History and Coinage 44 BC AD 69 written by Carol Humphrey Vivian Sutherland and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1987 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The period covered by this book-- from Julius Caesar to Vespasian-- is richly documented (in addition to Augustus' own Res Gestae) by the historians Tacitus, Suetonius, Dio Cassius, and Velleius. It also saw the development of the profuse Roman imperial coinage. The ancient historians presented a generally personal view of the events which they recorded for these years: the coinage, itself full of succinct historical references, gives us a governmental view. The book compares these two streams of historical record in relation to fifty events, common to both, for which the ancient historians are cited (and translated) in full and the relevant coins (all described and mostly illustrated) are critically discussed. Simply because it was the product of governmental agency, the coinage is seen to constitute a valuable source-material in its own right." --

Download or read book Roman Legionary 58 BC AD 69 written by Ross Cowan and published by Osprey Publishing. This book was released on 2003-06-20 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The period 31 BC-AD 43 saw the greatest expansion of the Roman Empire. In 31 BC Octavian defeated Antony at the battle of Actium and remodelled the semi-professional Roman army into a permanent force of 28 legions. Octavian became the first emperor (Augustus) and under his leadership the legions conquered northern Spain, all Europe south of the Danube line and Germany west of the Elbe. The legionaries exemplified the heroic culture of the Roman world and this title takes a behind-the-scenes look at their lives, training, weaponry and tactics, including the bloody massacre of the Teutoberg forest.

Download or read book The Roman Imperial Coinage From 31 B C to A D 69 written by Carol Humphrey Vivian Sutherland and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Coins of the Jews written by Frederic William Madden and published by . This book was released on 1903 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Civil War and Rebellion in the Roman Empire A D 69 70 written by Bernard William Henderson and published by . This book was released on 1908 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Statutes of California and Digests of Measures written by California and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 1750 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Selection from the Latin Literature of the Early Empire written by Alexander Cradock Bolney Brown and published by . This book was released on 1910 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Roman Provincial Coinage From Vespasian to Domitian AD 69 96 Pt I Introduction and catalogue Pt II Indexes and plates written by A. M. Burnett and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: