Akron Public Library

This is the inspiring story of the robe that Jesus wore on the cross and the Roman centurion, Marcellus Gallio, who wins the robe in a gambling match at the foot of the cross.

A young centurion ventures among the hostile tribes beyond the Roman Wall to recover the eagle standard of the Ninth, a legion which mysteriously disappeared under his father's command.

Text and illustrations provide information about the Roman Army, discussing organization, requirments to join, army pay, armor and weapons, auxiliary units, forts, battle plans, the care of wounded soldiers, and other topics.

"Germanicus (a.k.a. Germanicus Julius Caesar) was regarded by many Romans as a hero in the mould of Alexander the Great. His untimely death, in suspicious circumstances, ended the possibility of a return to a more open republic and ambitions for the outright conquest of Germania Magna (Germany and The Netherlands). This, the first modern biography of Germanicus Caesar, is in parts a growing-up story, a history of war, a tale of political intrigue...

An in-depth examination of the Roman army--including the early imperial army, the citizen's militia of the Republic, and the later army of the empire--covering its origins, structure, equipment, tactics, sieges, hand-to-hand combat, and third- and fourth-century problems, as well as all aspects of a soldier's daily life.

Text and illustrations describe the construction of an ancient Roman fort and the lives of the soldiers who manned it in defense of the Empire.

Describes the soldiers, command, arms, drills, and daily life of the Roman army during the time it spent defending the Roman Empire and its frontiers.

Uses the process of applying for the position of soldier to present information about life in ancient Rome.