Tempted by lowered defences, riches on the Roman side of the Rhine, or just pushed forward by peoples further east, Germanic tribes started to raid and then come across western Europe's great river in large numbers from the third century onward.
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AWA303 - Who were the Thureophoroi?
AWA302 - Why are there less writings on Roman imperial wars?
AW301 - Rams
AWA300 - What really happened at the battle of Marathon?
AWA299 - Who or what made the decisions about where Roman army units were based or moved around the Empire?
AWA298 - How were ancient negotiations organised?
AWA297 - Was Mons Graupius a great victory?
AWA296 - The Praetorian Guard
AW295 - The Challenges of Campaigning
AWA294 - What really happened at the battle of Pydna?
AWA293 - Who were Rome's most remembered enemies?
AWA292 - Who were the Hypaspists?
AWA291 - Who is Muray’s favourite general?
AW290 - A Biography of Thermopylae
AWA289 - Losing well
AWA288 - Taking Position on the Right
AW287 - The Marcomannic Wars
AWA286 - Low Casualty figures
AWA285 - Where are the Light Armed Troops?
AWA284 - Comparing the Byzantine conquest of Vandal North Africa with the Punic Wars
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