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Does anyone know where I can go (besides here of course!) to find a modern and lucid account of Julian's eastern campaign? Ammianus Marcellinus is very good, but I wondered if there was a modern historial assessment of the war that traced the expedition's route. All the Julian biographies I find all seem to detail his religious life.
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I was impressed by the discussion in Henlon's Soldiers and Ghosts.
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There is an excellent chapter on Julian as a military commander in [i]'In the Name of Rome: The Men who won the Roman Empire' by A. Goldsworthy. Julian seems to be neglected as a military commander with most attention focusing upon his religious beliefs.
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Ooh, ooh! Online theses! Excellent. I'll check out the other book recommendations, too. Thanks!
Quote:Hi,
I've come across these MA theses:
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Quote:I've come across these MA theses
Thanks Alexandr, a good tip! I've cleaned up the link a bit for you. :wink:
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Thanks Robert, I wondered how to make it work properly. Now I know I should have linked it directly to the pdf files.
BTW, I've found those works here. There are other interesting theses (not only) about the Roman army, just search :wink:
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Amazing what you can find Robert ... 
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On this subject again (and quite crucial for my current project), has there been any attempt to create a possible list of Eastern legions that participated in the campaign? Reading Ammianus I find the Joviani, the Herculiani, the Jovii and the Victorres ... are there any experts in deciephering the Notitia who are willing to take a guess???!!! 
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That intersts me too!
As first view:
I ARMENIACA Claudiopolis (Cappadocia - Armenia II), till 359 AD.
In 363 is with Iulianus in Persia.
LEGIO I PARTHICA
after the fall of Singara come back to Nisibis and reformed is with Iulianus in Persia
La LEGIO III PARTHICA
Apatna, Mesopotamia, is with Iulianus in Persia
From Ammianus' Res Gestae:
Are with Iulianus in Persia:
Iovii and Victores XXIV 4,20,24
Tertiaci XXV 1,7
Zianni XXV 1,19
Vale,
TITVS/Daniele Sabatini
... Tu modo nascenti puero, quo ferrea primum
desinet ac toto surget Gens Aurea mundo,
casta faue Lucina; tuus iam regnat Apollo ...
Vergilius, Bucolicae, ecloga IV, 4-10
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What do you think of the major troop movements, Daniele? Obviously much of the limitanei were garrisoning cities in the Eastern provinces (Syria, Osdrohene, Mesopotamia etc) and would most likely wait in place for the expedition to reach their neighbourhood before joing it.
We know that Julian took Western legions with him. The Western Gallic army? All of it? Most of it? And the Eastern field army - I would presume that this bore the bulk of the Persian expedition since it required far less transport and relocation. Add to that the legions praesentalis accompanying the emperor (which Ammianus was presumably part of).
Although I believe the secondary force stood at 30,000 men and the main force stood at a little more than that (guess = 40-50,000 men??). Just on legions at full strength (maybe 1000 men) that adds up to well over 50 legions. Alternatively one could ask "what was left behind?"  hock:
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