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Late Roman Army Archers
From The Barcarii Facebook pageThe Late Roman army used archers or sagittarii extensively in the infantry and cavalry units and these ranged from light all the way up to heavy units, often mixed or...
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Battle for Africa - The Defeat at Heliopolis
Roman ReenactorsThe Beginning of the End for Roman Africa, Part IIWhat if . . . . ??????In 425 BC the Greek playwright Aristophanes wrote: "Ah! the Generals! they are numerous, but not good for...
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"On Skirmishing" - Eastern Roman Cavalry Tactics
Late Roman cavalry(pinterest.com) I found a great little 2009 article on Byzantine cavalry tactics. Sadly, the good old copy and paste method is blocked. Why??? Who knows? No one is going to pay for...
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Defender Of A Byzantine Fort Was Decapitated By The Ottomans
(Forbes) On the acropolis of ancient Abdera in western Thrace, within the fortress of Polystylon, archaeologists discovered a cemetery dating to the final throes of the battle between local Byzantine...
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Justinian & Theodora were Fiends in Human Form
Emperor Justinian a Fiend?Justinian's historian was there to see for himself what he viewed as an out of control Emperor. The endless wars, taxes, torture, murder and the stealing by the Emperor...
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No Man's Land 2023, photshoot with Mike South Photography
Group member Matthew Richardson dressed as the Magister EquitumPhotos are from the Magister Militum Facebook page. They are a re-enactment group focusing on recreating Roman soldiers of the 4th...
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The Surrender of Alexandria - The Battle for Africa
The Lighthouse of AlexandriaThe Lighthouse was badly damaged in the earthquake of 956, and then again in 1303 and 1323. The two earthquakes in 1303 and 1323 damaged the lighthouse to the extent that...
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Debasing of the Quaestorship
Corruptus in ExtremisLooting the treasury was, and is, a favorite hobby of kings, presidents and government officials.In his Secret History Procopius unloads of the massive corruption of Emperor...
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Defending The Roman Frontier - Random Thoughts
Defending The Roman FrontierMy thoughts have turned to the many, varied and often tiny Roman border outposts.Think of the many American Westerns with small and always undermanned frontier forts. The...
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The Amphibious Assault on Alexandria - The Battle for Africa
300 Roman Ships Attack AlexandriaA dromon (from Greek δρόμων, dromōn,lit. 'runner') was a type of galley and the most important warship of the Eastern Roman Navy from the 5th to 12th centuries AD, when...
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Roman Camel Cavalry
Camel Riders (Dromedarii)Dromedarii were camel riding auxiliary forces recruited in the eastern, desert, provinces of the Roman empire.Dromedarii were camel-riding auxiliary forces recruited in the...
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How Justinian Plundered Rich & Poor Alike
Justinian I (482 – 14 November 565) was Roman Emperor from 527 to 565.Not content to rule half a Roman Empire, Justinian virtually bankrupted the state with endless wars and expensive building programs...
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