171 Arrian , Anabasis 1.1.8-10 ( Alexander's stratagem against carts ) Alexander considered the safest way in which to cross the ridge . Now , since he decided that he would have to take the risk as there was no other way round ...
Lucian in this satirical account of the charlatan Alexander of Abonouteichos describes how in this town a large pool of water had collected in the foundations of a new temple to Asclepius and Apollo. Alexander had hidden a goose egg ...
Augustan History , Life of Alexander Severus , 28.6 . 2 Aulus Gellius , Attic Nights , 9.11.7–10 . 3 Dio , 55.10.3 . 4 This is also depicted on coins ( e.g. BMC , I , p . 103 no . 633 – denarius , 29 to 27 BC ) .
The Roman army is remarkable for its detailed organisation and professional structure.
The Emperor and the Roman Army, 31 BC-AD 235
The Corpus Agrimensorum Romanorum, compiled in the 5th century AD, was a collection of Roman surveying manuals, produced by a variety of authors, writing at different times and with very...
Drawing on an array of ancient sources, and covering topics of interest to readers with little prior background in Roman history as well as those already familiar with the great civilization, Brian Campbell provides a fascinating and wide ...