Augustus and the Roman Army - the first emperor and the creation of the professional army
Adrian Goldsworthy. Historian and Novelist
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This is the youtube channel of Adrian Goldsworthy, author of numerous non fiction histories of the Ancient World, and also of novels including the Flavius Ferox adventures and the Napoleonic Series about the exploits of Williams, Hanley, Pringle and the rest of the 106th Foot in Portugal and Spain.
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We take a look at Caesar Augustus, the first emperor (or princeps) of Rome and the great nephew of Julius Caesar. Anicent sources - and Shakespeare and Hollywood - depict him as politician and no soldier in contrast to Mark Antony. How true is this? More importantly, how did the man who created the imperial system and re-shaped society change the Roman army? This video is based on a talk I gave in 2014 at the Roman Legionary Museum in Caerleon - a museum and adjacent sites, well worth a visit for anyone in or near South Wales.
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