This is the first book to detail the history of the Sixth Legion in
Britain, describing in rich detail their weapons and armor, as well as
the legion's impact on the region's warfare and contemporary battles.
This is the first in depth study on the history of Legio VI Victrix in
Britain. Brought over from Germany in 122 to assist in the building of
Hadrian’s Wall the Sixth Legion remained in Britain until the end of
Roman rule. The book will investigate the changing military
organization, weapons and warfare as well as the many auxiliary units
posted in the north of Britain. We will meet members of the Sixth
Legion known from inscriptions and literary sources. From lowly
legionaries helping to build Hadrian’s or the Antonine Wall to
Pertinax, tribune of the Sixth, and destined to become Emperor. Case
studies will include a praefectus castrorum, Lucius Artorius Castus,
along with the legionary bases at York and Corbridge. The men of the
Sixth witnessed the tumultuous, and often bloody, history of Roman
Britain: the border shifting back and forth under Antoninus; barbarian
incursions and army mutinies under the murderous Commodus; the bloody
civil war against Septimius Severus and the subsequent invasion of
Caledonia. In the last century of Roman rule, the Sixth supported
several rival emperors from Constantine the Great, Magnus Maximus
until finally Constantine III. The journey will end with a discussion
of the likely fate of the Sixth in the early fifth century after the
end of Roman authority. A must read for anyone interested in the
evolution of the Roman legion, the empire or Roman Britain in
particular.
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The Original Watchers on the Wall
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9781399088602
Publisert
2025
Utgiver
Vendor
Pen & Sword History (ORIM)
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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