July 18, 2017Roman Empire Roman currency debasement overlaid with cause of death for Roman Emperors. The Money Project, from The Visual Capitalist, has a great visualization comparing the debasement of Roman currency with the cause of death […]
July 13, 2017Roman Empire Contrast on the ability of the East and West parts of the Roman Empire to maintain a strong army and economic prosperity At the conclusion of The Complete Roman Army, Adrian Goldsworthy provides a very brief summary of the role the army at the […]
July 10, 2017Roman Empire Roman logistics The Complete Roman Army, by Adrian Goldsworthy, provides some background on logistics. Logistics The Romans had an equation on how far an […]
July 7, 2017Roman Empire The price paid for losing out to a Roman siege The Complete Roman Army, by Adrian Goldsworthy, explains the rule of war on sieges during the Roman reign. The cost of resisting […]
July 5, 2017Roman Empire Pay stub for one particular Roman soldier The Complete Roman Army, by Adrian Goldsworthy, provides a pay sheet for one soldier as an illustration of the pay structure for […]
July 3, 2017September 11, 2018Roman Empire Background on Legionnaire pay in the Roman Army I found a lot of fun information on pay for Legionnaire soldiers serving in the Roman army in a book called The […]
July 2, 2017Roman Empire Limits to our knowledge on the times of the Roman Army My studies on Roman finances led me to a fantastic resource: The Complete Roman Army, by Adrian Goldsworthy, Thames & Hudson Ltd, […]