Roman MilitaryBy: Sydney Vandewint

Student Number: 100850594Class: CLCV 3202A

Professor: Shawn GrahamDate: October 17/13

About the HBO Series: Rome!!

Titus Pullo Lucius Vorenus

About Rome Cont… Follows two fictional characters

through Julius Caesar’s civil war from 48 BC

Spans from end of Caesar’s Gallic Wars to his assignation in March of 44BC

Octavian also plays a role in the show

About the Pre-Imperial Roman Army

I’ll focus on Season 1 which follows Julius Caesar and his army.

At this time were private armies• Loyal to commander, NOT state

Formation: Hastati (raw/ inexperienced soldiers)

Principes (Men in there prime)

Triarii (Veteran soldiers, equipt with

long spears instead of the pilum or gladius)

CLIP!

A clip from the show, showing the Romans at war fighting the Gauls:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NqzDrFX-cNs

Bigger picture facts! • Such as the army’s where abouts and dates

The formation of the army How the Roman’s thought of their soldiers

• Should be both the fighter and the farmer

Ex: the character Vorenus

What They Got Right:

What They Got Wrong: The swords and helmets were not exactly

accurate. It is unlikely Pompey and Caesar would

have worn brown leather Lorica Musculata (a type of leather breast plate)

and attic style helmets The Chain Mail (which had not been in great use at the time)

Executive Producer Bruno Heller had this to say about the show:

“This series is much more about how the psychology of the characters affects history than simply following the history as we know it.”

Sources: "Ancient Rome." History.com. A&E Television Networks,

n.d. Web. 16 Oct. 2013. <http://www.history.com/topics/ancient-rome>.

Harvey, Paul B., Jr. "Rome Yet Again." A Publication of the Archaeological Institute of America. Archaeology Archive, 6 Sept. 2005. Web. 16 Oct. 2013. <http://archive.archaeology.org/online/reviews/hborome/>.

"Rome News." HBO, 01 Aug. 2007. Web. 16 Oct. 2013. <http://web.archive.org/web/20080501085329/http://www.hbo.com/rome/news/pr_executiveproducers.html>.

Trede, J. "The Pre Imperial Roman Army." The Pre Imperial Roman Army. N.p., 2013. Web. 16 Oct. 2013. <http://www.romanarmy.net/History.shtml>.