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  1. Dec 4, 2020 · The Roman Empire depended on its army not just to win wars, defend its frontiers, and control the seas, but to act as the very engine of the state. In Gladius—the Latin word for swordGuy De la Bédoyère reveals what it meant to be a soldier in the army that made the empire.

  2. Dec 4, 2020 · Gladius: Living, Fighting and Dying in the Roman Army. Guy de la Bédoyère. 3.82. 219 ratings39 reviews. The Roman army was the greatest fighting machine in the ancient world. More than that, it was the single largest organization in Western antiquity, taking in members from all classes, from senators to freed slaves.

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  3. Feb 23, 2021 · In his encyclopedic GLADIUS: The World of the Roman Soldier (University of Chicago, $30), Guy de la Bédoyère collects pretty much every fact known about what it was like to be in...

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  4. Gladius: Living, Fighting and Dying in the Roman Army. Paperback – 4 Nov. 2021. by Guy de la Bédoyère (Author) 4.5 219 ratings. See all formats and editions. The Roman army was the greatest fighting machine the ancient world produced.

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  5. The Roman Empire depended on its army not just to win wars, defend its frontiers, and control the seas, but to act as the very engine of the state. In Gladius—the Latin word for swordGuy De...

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