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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AWA144 - Caesar - ruthless butcher or Republican saviour?
AWA143 - How did the phalanx come about?
AWA142 - Where did the legionaries at Cannae come from?
AW141 - Visualising War
AWA140 - How did the Macedonian Phalanx deal with cavalry armies?
AWA139 - How fast could a legionary camp react to an attack?
AWA138 - How did the Macedonian phalanx come about?
AW137 - The Greco-Persian Wars
AWA136 - How did battles start?
AWA135 - Were there hard borders which stopped imperial expansion?
AWA134 - Were the Theban Sacred Band trained to target officers?
AW133 - Coups, successes and failures
AWA132 - How did the Praetorian Guard become so powerful?
AWA: Did Hannibal strip the dead?
AWA: Roman Wedges
AWA: How did armies store their money?
AW128 - Fortifications and Siege Warfare
AWA: Last Stands
AWA: What was the aftermath of battle like?
AWA: How did the Celts fight the Greek Phalanx?
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