In the years 58-51 BC, Gaul was conquered and added to the Roman Empire through the military campaigns of Julius Caesar and his legions. For the first
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The Sassanian Empire: Rome’s unbeaten rival in the East. With all its success and brilliance in Europe, the Mediterranean, and North Africa,
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The Spah ('military') of the Sassanian Empire were Rome's unbeaten rivals in the East. Here we look at 10 principles of Sassanian
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Iain King looks as the philosophy of Emperor Marcus Aurelius One of Rome’s most remarkable rulers, Marcus Aurelius (AD 121-180) is commonly
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The possible routes taken by Olaf Guthfrithsson, King of Dublin, in this little known Viking battle for Britain
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The Battle of Marathon saw wo entirely antithetical military and political traditions: cavalry, archery, and light-armed troops versus heavy infantry; coerced subjects
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Former infantry officer and military historian Mark Corby begs to differ with the result of the poll published in last month’s Military
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It was the first time since 390 BC that the city of Rome had fallen to a barbarian enemy. It shocked the
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Iranian archer of the Persian Wars On the battlefield, the archers were formed up in the centre of the army, many ranks
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Athenian Hoplite of the Persian Wars In pitched battle, the army formed a single phalanx of 10,000 men, a kilometre wide, eight
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