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Ancient Rome’s wars and military played a crucial role in building and maintaining the Roman Empire. In this category, you’ll find articles on the Roman army, legions, weaponry, military tactics, and the most important armed conflicts of the ancient world. We cover both major campaigns and battles, as well as the daily operations of the army, soldier training, and logistics. The articles explore the military dimension of Roman history, drawing on historical sources.
Body tattooing usually in the Roman or Greek world was associated with the barbarians and their mysterious cults. The custom among Greeks to tattoo bodies came from the Persians. They used tattoos to mark slaves and criminals, in case they tried to escape. However, tattoos in Roman world were also present.
Thanks to the work of Johann Lowenklau, we have the opportunity to get acquainted with the collection of military rights commonly referred to as Rufus’ military rights. This collection was one of the three codices attached to the Eclipse, and it is thanks to the aforementioned German scholar that we have survived to our times.
