Hoping to surprise the defenders, Maedoc didn’t blow a trumpet or yell “Charge.” He simply started moving the men towards the wall. Despite the dark, Calvus had been pushing his men hard since 8:00 P.M. with only a few 5 minute breaks. Men fell out for a number of reasons, but the main body of...
They planned to place Bethica’s Attack Group to the northeast. Both groups would be about 200 yards (182.8m) from the northern most Maniples’ fort. Calvus’ engineers rode ahead and were already laying out the camp. With the evacuation of the Teutons from Munich, the Proconsul declared the absen...
Joseph mentions that his father Levi came to Rome in 243 BC as an emissary of Corinth to seek Roman help in their struggle against Macedonia whose forces occupied their city. For a young man of 25 to be entrusted with such great responsibility suggests that Levi was well versed in diplomacy and ...