(cf. sudis, castra), was another major advantage for the Roman legions. Roman military training focused on the more effective thrusting of the sword rather than the slash. See also List of Roman wars List of Roman battles List of topics related to ancient Rome List of Roman legions List of Roman auxiliary regiments Military history of ancient Rome Structural history of the Roman military For a more detailed analysis, as well as the Romans in battle, see the articles Roman infantry tactics and Roman military personal equipment. References Citations Bibliography The Encyclopedia of Ancient History, Legions, history and location of History of the Art of War. Vol 1. Ancient Warfare, Hans Delbrück Roman Warfare, Adrian Goldsworthy A History of Warfare, John Keegan The Roman Army and Greece and Rome at War, Peter Connolly The Encyclopedia Of Military History: From 3500 B.C. To The Present. (2nd Revised Edition 1986), R. Ernest Dupuy, and Trevor N. Dupuy. War, Gwynne Dyer. The Evolution of Weapons and Warfare, Trevor N. Dupuy. Flavius Vegetius Renatus, De Re Militari (with English translation on-line) Julius Caesar, The Gallic War William Smith, D.C.L., LL.D.: A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, John Murray, London, 1875. The Punic Wars, Adrian Goldsworthy. Carnage and Culture, Victor Davis Hanson The Fall of the Roman Empire: The Military Explanation, by Arther Ferrill, 1988 The Complete Roman Army, by Adrian Goldsworthy The Military System Of The Romans, by Albert Harkness From the Rise of the Republic and the Might of the Empire to the Fall of the West, by Nigel Rodgers The Roman Army at War 100 BC – AD 200 (Oxford, September 1998) by Adrian Goldsworthy The Beginnings of Rome: Italy and Rome from the Bronze Age to the Punic Wars (c. 1000–264 BC) (Routledge 1995) by T. J. Cornell "Legion GmbH. Das Unternehmen Römische Armee" (Saarbrücken 2012) by Stefan Zehnter "Roman Infantry Tactics in the mid-Republic: A Reassessment"( Historia 63, 2014) by Michael J. Taylor External links Ross Cowan, Roman Legionary 109–58 BC: The Age of Marius, Sulla and Pompey the Great The Roman Army: A Bibliography (Dr. J. P. Adams) UNRV's Roman Military Legio X – Legio X Gemina (Equites) – "Viri Clarissimi" Legion Legion Legion Military units and formations by size Articles containing video clips