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Offline vcina

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Need some books on Roman Civil Wars
« on: March 31, 2015, 05:40:43 AM »
I'm thinking of doing some battles based on the year of the five emperors or the Roman Civil Wars that happened after Julius.  Do you have any book suggestions?

Offline SteveBurt

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Re: Need some books on Roman Civil Wars
« Reply #1 on: March 31, 2015, 09:49:45 AM »
Do you mean the year of the 5 emperors (193AD, Middle Imperial, Septimius Severus) or the year of the 4 Emperors (69AD, Vespasian)? The second one is covered by Suetonius and Tacitus.

Offline A Lot of Gaul

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Re: Need some books on Roman Civil Wars
« Reply #2 on: March 31, 2015, 12:51:44 PM »
For the Wars of the First Triumvirate (Caesar, Pompey, Crassus), 49-45 BC:

Caesar, The Civil Wars: http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Caesar/Civil_Wars/home.html

(Not) Caesar, The Spanish War: http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Caesar/Spanish_War/home.html

(Not) Caesar, The African War: http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Caesar/African_War/home.html

Aulus Hirtius(?), The Alexandrian War: http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Caesar/Alexandrian_War/home.html

Cassius Dio, Roman History 41-44:
http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Cassius_Dio/home.html#41

For the Wars of the Second Triumvirate (Octavian, Antony, Lepidus), 43-33 BC:

Cassius Dio, Roman History 45-56: http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Cassius_Dio/home.html#45

Cheers,
Scott
« Last Edit: March 31, 2015, 12:58:06 PM by A Lot of Gaul »
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Offline A Lot of Gaul

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Re: Need some books on Roman Civil Wars
« Reply #3 on: March 31, 2015, 12:59:21 PM »
Double post - terribly sorry about that!

Cheers,
Scott
« Last Edit: March 31, 2015, 06:50:33 PM by A Lot of Gaul »

Offline vcina

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Re: Need some books on Roman Civil Wars
« Reply #4 on: March 31, 2015, 06:14:09 PM »
Do you mean the year of the 5 emperors (193AD, Middle Imperial, Septimius Severus) or the year of the 4 Emperors (69AD, Vespasian)? The second one is covered by Suetonius and Tacitus.


Yes, This time frame is what I am looking at recreating.

 

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