ABSTRACT

Professor Speidel's book represents the first history of the Roman horse guard ever written and provides a readable account of the intricate part these men played in the fate of the Roman empire and its emperors.

chapter 1|24 pages

FROM CAESAR TO NERO

chapter 2|17 pages

RIDING HIGH: THE SECOND CENTURY

chapter 3|19 pages

THE ROUGHSHOD THIRD CENTURY

chapter 4|18 pages

TALL AND HANDSOME HORSEMEN

chapter 5|8 pages

ARISTOCRATIC OFFICERS

chapter 6|21 pages

WEAPONS AND WARFARE

chapter 7|13 pages

LIFE IN ROME

chapter 8|7 pages

GODS AND GRAVES

chapter 9|5 pages

TRAINING FAITHFUL FRONTIER ARMIES

chapter 10|6 pages

DEATH AT THE MILVIAN BRIDGE