Hamilcar Barca Posted March 23, 2005 Report Share Posted March 23, 2005 OK, OK we all know what year the great Roman battles occurred in e.g. Zama 202BC, Pydna 168BC, Strasbourg 357AD etc But something which always bothers me is that I can rarely find specific dates which include both day and month as well. Sure most of the big ones are covered such as Cannae on Aug 2 and Allia on July 18. But I'm having real difficulty in tracking down dates for the majority of other battles such as Vercellae, Sentinum or Beneventum etc. Does anyone know a good website or book which would be useful??? I would really appreciate it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primus Pilus Posted March 23, 2005 Report Share Posted March 23, 2005 I cant think of anything off the top of my head that list everything that specifically in one place. Most are listed by reading all the ancient sources, but of course that is alot of reading and filtering. Also be aware that accurate dating is often the victim of changes in the calendars. One source may report it is March, when in reality, after shifts in the calendar it was in the mid summer season. Just something to watch out for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P.Clodius Posted March 23, 2005 Report Share Posted March 23, 2005 You also need to factor in the Roman 10 month calender, and the changes put in place by the Divine Julius when reading primary sources. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest spartacus Posted March 24, 2005 Report Share Posted March 24, 2005 Waterstone books website provide reference books on that sort of topic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamilcar Barca Posted March 25, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2005 Yeah, I thought it would be difficult but thanks everyone anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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