Centurion-Macro

Thanks for the suggestions guys! I have put some on hold, but my library does not have the Eagle in the Snow so I will buy it somehow. I have never heard of the forgotten Legion chronicles...but I totally forgot about the Warrior of Rome series.

I suppose he had a point. Once Rome had defeated her enemies a lot of Senators and others started to lie and betray other senators for power and such. When fighting Carthage all things bad could be blamed on them, and so the Romans never fought each other. But when they had no large enmies left they started to fight themselves.

Thanks guys! you have all been great helps. So they were used to protect grain shipments and that sort of thing then...Why were they abolished in the end by Constantine do you know?

Eagle in the Snow? what is it about?

I would like to learn more about there Cohorts that were made especially for Urban work in cities. I do not know a lot. I only really know that they were payed less than the legionary's, they were not as well trained and that they acted as a police force throughout the Empire. Any information on them would be welcome. Thanks.

I was wondering if you guys could give me some names of Roman fiction books. I have already read... the entire Eagle Series, the entire Eagle of the 9th series, I am now looking for more Roman fiction, I will take any of it, but preferably a Legionary story or something. Thanks.

Actually, what the Spartacus' opposition wanted (according to virtually all our sources) was to continue plundering and raiding Italy. The plans of the rebels are not entirely clear; if they were indeed running to their homelands (purportedly Gaul and Thrace), why would they have turned backwards after having utterly defeated the proconsul C. Cassius (of Cisalpine Gaul) and his two Legions (10,000 men) in Mutina? (Late 72 BC). From where I am, I can see two likely non-exclusive explanations: - Cassius' defeat may not have been so definitive as depicted by Plutarch and other sources, and he might have been expecting reinforcements soon (eg, from Fonteius in Transalpine Gaul or Curio in Macedonia). - Most of the rebels might actually have been either slaves from other provinces or peasants from Campania, Lucania and Bruttium; in the last moment, Gaul and Thrace would have simply seemed not friendly enough for them. I heard that Spartacus's plan was to go through the alps and freedom. But in the end he could not, as his army recruited many Italians whos homes were not in Gaul and Thrace. Therefore they turned back and Spartacus wanted to take care of them, so he went with them.

Happy birthday to you both! may you have many more!

5,000 years old and killed by an arrow! it looks like that skeleton had an interesting life.

I always thought that the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire are good books for that stage.

In all of this we should not forget that as harsh as this seems, the penalties within the military for cowardice and desertion have always been drastic. Rightly or wrongly, the image of the nine legionnaries extinguishing the life of their tenth comrade is very little different to the firing squads of WW1 and WW2 making examples of those that lost their nerve! We are not so far removed from antiquity as we might believe. Yeah but it is slightly different, as the firing squads now do not personally know the victims. Unlike decimation where they are killing their friends.

What is Scotland like? I have always wanted to go there ~Thanks for the welcome Northern Neil! You're not missing anything Macro!!! Only joking Mark But I am am missing stuff Scotland has so much history!

Thanks for the welcome! I have already learnt much since I joined!

Okay then, thanks very much guys for your help.

Sorry if I sound stupid, but I have no idea how to create a blog. Could anyone help me please?

Wrong; WWII was started by Herr Hitler; please check on your sources. I suppose one could argue that Britain and France were to blame when they made the treaty of Versailles and got the Germans angry. If they had not taken land away from Germany then maybe World War 2 never would have happened. ...but then, if Germany had not taken Alsace - Lorraine off France and humiliated them at the Siege of Paris in the Franco - Prussian war, the provisions of the Treaty of Versaiiles may not have been as far reaching... But if France had not started the Franco-Prussian war in the first place... And what if Cain had not killed Abel? And what if the Neanderthals were not wiped out by the Sapiens? And what if conflict were not inherent to the human condition? Historical philosophy aside, Herr Hitler began WWII entirely on his own, expressly against the best opinion of most of his generals and advisers. When he attacked Poland, he was perfectly aware of what he was doing; and even if the Allies wouldn't have retaliated, we now know he was going to attack them anyway (please somebody tell me that was such a big surprise!). Herr Hitler never denied such fact, and as far as I can tell, he was always proud of it. And of course, no Versailles could be argued for the Nazi invasion of Norway, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Yugoslavia, Greece, Russia or Denmark (in fact, the Schleswig was left untouched). Even more; Herr Hitler had no problem with the former Austrian Istria and Trentino regions remaining in Italian hands. It is true that he started it on his own, but it is also true that Britain and France bought this upon himself. Because of the Versailles treaty I have no doubt that if Hitler had not come, then someone else would have. In reality everyone has to take a bit of the blame. Although Hitler was a great part of it.

Wrong; WWII was started by Herr Hitler; please check on your sources. I suppose one could argue that Britain and France were to blame when they made the treaty of Versailles and got the Germans angry. If they had not taken land away from Germany then maybe World War 2 never would have happened. ...but then, if Germany had not taken Alsace - Lorraine off France and humiliated them at the Siege of Paris in the Franco - Prussian war, the provisions of the Treaty of Versaiiles may not have been as far reaching... But if France had not started the Franco-Prussian war in the first place...

Whoa, I did not actually know there two Ajax's...I only thought there was Ajax the Great.

This is me. I agree with all of this...I actually do compare myself to others and try to live up to their expectations and I do like seeing people punished if they do wrong. Nemesis 0% Extroversion, 67% Intuition, 56% Emotiveness, 29% Perceptiveness You are a normally quiet person with very strong convictions and a marked activist streak. You have a clearly defined sense of right and wrong, and you like seeing people punished for their transgressions. You are Nemesis, goddess of punishment. You are a champion for the defenseless, you love poetic justice and, if karmic retribution doesn't have its say, then you'll have yours. You are astute, rarely fooled, and idealistic. Your defining characteristic is your internal and inflexible system of morals. Because of your highly intuitive nature, you possess the theoretical nature required to define those morals, but you sometimes lack the ability to verbalize and expound on them, especially on the more nuanced parts of your worldview. Regardless, you have strong instincts which often prove to be correct, and rather than preaching, you act on them. You don't compromise -- ever. You can sometimes be a person of great internal stress. You don't have double standards, and so you expect the same of yourself as you expect of others. You might find, sometimes, that you have just as hard of a time in living up to those expectations as the people around you. As a result, you are rarely at peace with yourself, but you're also likely to think of this in a positive light -- you're always forcing yourself to improve, and you avoid making mistakes. You tend to be a private person, and don't like to talk much about those staunch morals of yours until, that is, they become violated. Once that happens, everyone is going to know exactly where you stand. You have a distaste of nihilism and intellectual relativism that will make you naturally compatible with scientists and certain kinds of philosophers, even if they don't share your activist streak. Famous People like you: Goethe, Voltaire, Susan B. Anthony, Robert Burns Similar Personality Types: Prometheus, The Oracle, Hermes, Orpheus Avoid: Icarus, Dionysus, Agamemnon, Atlas You may or may not be able to get along with an Odysseus -- it will depend on his/her upbringing.

Wrong; WWII was started by Herr Hitler; please check on your sources. I suppose one could argue that Britain and France were to blame when they made the treaty of Versailles and got the Germans angry. If they had not taken land away from Germany then maybe World War 2 never would have happened.

Right now I finished Centurion, which is the last book in the Eagle series. I quite liked it, although I prefer the books when they are in Britain more than when they are in Syria.

The Marcus Aurelius looks like it is worth a look. The others ones don't look very interesting though...

Very true. There were so many murders back then and so many different rules. It was even alright for Roman commanders to kill every 10th man in the legion if the legion failed to do its job (Decimation). I think the Roman senators seem to act the way our politicians would like to act sometimes.

Maybe if they still had their backing by America they could do it. But I really don't think that Britain alone could defeat the SU, even if they attacked it from many directions. Britain just didn't have to funds or the manpower to do that without help from someone like America.

I suppose it is true that many deserted Spartacus. But it was only because they argued over what they should do. Spartacus always wanted to go and get through the Alps, while Crixus wanted to stay and fight. So of course those that wanted to stay and fight would die. If they had stayed with Spartacus they might have lived. But I agree then that the army was divided and were not all thinking the same way.