Collections: Roman Roads
This week we're taking a brief look at Roman roads because that was the topic which won out on the latest ACOUP Senate poll and on this blog we conform to the mos maiorum by following the Senatus...
View ArticleFireside Friday: June 9, 2023
Fireside this week! We actually haven't had one of these in quite a while; we had a gap week in April but the last Fireside looks like it was in March! In any case, here we are and here's Ollie:...
View ArticleCollections: How To Raise a Roman Army: The Dilectus
This week we're going to take a look at the process by which the Romans raised legions in the Middle Republic (c. 290-100 BC, think the age of Pyrrhus, Hannibal and the various well-known Scipios; this...
View ArticleFireside Friday, June 23, 2023 (On Historical Judgement)
Fireside this week! Ollie (left) and Percy (right) both resting after a hard day of being cats. For this week's musing, I want to consider the role the historian has in making judgements about the...
View ArticleCollections: The Marian Reforms Weren’t a Thing
This week we're going to take a bit of a detour because the previous post on the Roman conscription system, the dilectus, sparked some discussion both here and on social media which made me realize...
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