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"Amateurs talk strategy. Professionals talk Logistics." - General Omar Bradley
"An army marches on its stomach." - Napoleon Bonaparte
"The greatest army will starve in days." - Emperor Vespasian
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September 18, 2026 at 5:49 PM
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Roman Siege, by Rado Javor. Commissioned for the game "Rome 2: Total War" by Creative Assembly.
This is the image which inspired me to reach out to Rado. Thus, was our working relationship and friendship born.
#romanempire #ancientrome #AncientHistory #videogames #authorlife #RomanLegion #writerlife
June 10, 2026 at 3:20 PM
legionarybooks.bsky.social
The story of Rome's vengeance following Teutoburger Wald. This began both my literary career, and the saga of the Artorians, which currently spans four (soon to be five) generations and over 120 years of Roman history.
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June 9, 2026 at 2:19 PM
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Depiction of a legionary milite medicus (military medic). Around 5% of legionaries were trained as medics, so about three per century. This is a similar same ratio as a modern infantry company.
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June 5, 2026 at 3:09 PM
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Caesar's Tenth Legion unleashing a pilum (javelin) storm against the Helveti, by Peter Dennis. Able to penetrate shields and some forms of armour, its effect as a shock weapon was devastating.
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May 27, 2026 at 3:01 PM
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Legionary offering water to an auxilia cavalryman (circa mid 2nd century), by Angus McBride.
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May 26, 2026 at 3:10 PM
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The Four Emperors of 69 A.D. - Galba, Otho, Vitellius, Vespasian Background art by Rado Javor

From the back cover to Soldier of Rome: Reign of the Tyrants
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March 26, 2026 at 4:45 PM
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Assault on Horvat‘Ethri during the Bar Kokhba Revolt (132-136 AD) by Peter Dennis.
Once I finish writing about Redcoats and Jacobites, I will begin work on the final generation of the Artorian Dynasty
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March 5, 2026 at 4:08 PM
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Roman Centurion, by Andrea Mazzocchetti
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June 14, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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A creative way of storming the enemy's stronghold. From our friends at Legio XXI Rapax.
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May 25, 2025 at 2:29 PM
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Legionaries marching through the snow, from our friends at Legio XXI Rapax. #romanempire #ancientrome #RomanLegion
December 27, 2024 at 3:18 PM
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Emperor Vespasian Reviews His Officers, by Peter Connolly.
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December 12, 2024 at 5:16 PM
digimeng.bsky.social
I made a minimalist Roman Legionary poster.

Which historical militia do you think had the biggest impact?

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June 12, 2025 at 5:52 PM
dougiecoullpix.bsky.social
4/4 - All shot in under an hour this afternoon 🙂

#renfrewshire #cycletrack #lostlegion #sculpture #kilmacolmcycletrack #bridgeofweir #romanlegion #photography
January 28, 2025 at 8:19 PM
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3/4 - All shot in under an hour this afternoon 🙂

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January 28, 2025 at 8:16 PM
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2/4 - All shot in under an hour this afternoon 🙂

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January 28, 2025 at 8:14 PM
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1/4 - All shot in under an hour this afternoon 🙂

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January 28, 2025 at 8:12 PM
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Legs Fantasy — “The Roman Legion (Part I)”, a cinematic forest march where an all female cohort advances into hostile territory with discipline and rising tension. CW: action themes
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April 3, 2026 at 4:52 PM
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Doomed republic, then the dictatorship of Augustus open.substack.com/pub/crawdadd...

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Doomed republic, then the dictatorship of Augustus
Review of The Roman Revolution by Ronald Symes
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February 8, 2025 at 11:12 AM
itsmissyvonne.bsky.social
So, I guess Reg and the gang at The Peoples' Front of Judea have something else to add to the list of "what have the Romans ever done for us?"

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Roman military helped bring cats to Europe
Military roads helped the felines domesticate about 2,000 years ago.
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December 4, 2025 at 7:48 PM
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New drop! 🛡️ March, pray, and panic with Markus Aurelius Minimus—a Roman legionary who never dies but always suffers.

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June 12, 2025 at 12:54 AM
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✉️ “Sign up for glory,” they said. “It’ll be fun,” they said.
Now I’m 12 years into digging ditches for a diploma and a pat on the back from Gaius Fattus Duffus.
Ave me. 🪖💀
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June 2, 2025 at 1:33 PM
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Preview: my article about Gladiators in the Legions will be published in @ancientwarfare.bsky.social magazine issue 103! 😃

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Cover page of Ancient Warfare magazine issue 103 Screenshot from the website of Ancient Warfare magazine with the list of the special feature articles with mine highlighted.
July 24, 2025 at 7:29 AM