Warfare

Notes:

• Notes on Roman Warfare - Overview
• Slides from Dr. Juneau's Lecture
• Notes on Dr. Juneau's Lecture
• Notes on Roman Military Equipment A
• Notes on Roman Military Equipment B
• Notes on Roman Shields
• Report on Roman Shield
• Notes on Catapults
• Depressor Catapult
• Notes on Depressor Catapult
• Pencil Catapult
• Notes on Pencil Catapult
• Clip Catapult
• Notes on Clip Catapult
• Notes on the Super Weapons of the Ancient World: Ram
• Notes on Amphitheaters
• Movie Notes on SPARTACUS

Further reading:

• Article: Ancient Catapults: Some Hypothoses Re-examined (about the terminology and evolution catapults)
• Article: The Romans Used Whistling Slingshot Bullets
• Website: A Reconstruction of Vitruvius' Scorpion
• Article: Why Ancient Rome Staged Epic, Violent Sea Battles (about the naumachia of the Colosseum)
• Article: Secrets of the Colosseum (about the hypogeum of the Colosseum)

Videos to watch:

• Structure of the Roman Army
• Marian Reforms of the Roman Army
• A Day in the Life of a Roman Soldier
• Colosseum: Roman Death Trap
• Super Weapons of the Ancient World: The Claw
• Super Weapons of the Ancient World: The Ram
• Naval Battles in the Roman Colosseum?!

Let's review:

• Quizlet Set on warfare
• Practice Quiz on warfare