Michael A Speidel
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 5636035 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Michael A Speidel |
| PRENOMES | Michael A |
| SOBRENOME | Speidel |
| ASSINATURA | SPEIDEL M A |
| AFILIAÇÕES | University of Bern |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2201-6567 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 22 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 29 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 22 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 1988 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2025 |
| ÍNDICE H | 3 |
The Roman Army in Syria
Only a few decades after Rome took over the remains of the Seleucid kingdom and established Provincia Syria in 64 bc, Augustus entrusted the Syrian governor with over 40,000 soldiers—at times, nearly a quarter of the entire Roman army and put him in charge of all of Rome’s affairs in the East, including the neighboring allied kingdoms. Wars and rebellions after the middle of the first century ad exposed the weaknesses of the system and led to the…
Francesco Castagnino, I diplomata militaria. Una ricognizione giuridica
Article Francesco Castagnino, I diplomata militaria. Una ricognizione giuridica was published on June 1, 2025 in the journal Zeitschrift der Savigny-Stiftung für Rechtsgeschichte: Romanistische Abteilung (volume 142, issue 1)
Documentality. New Approaches to Written Literature in Imperial Life and Literature
Article Documentality. New Approaches to Written Literature in Imperial Life and Literature was published on June 1, 2024 in the journal Zeitschrift der Savigny-Stiftung für Rechtsgeschichte: Romanistische Abteilung (volume 141, issue 1)
Learning Latin in the Roman Army
Although this chapter, contrary to some recently expressed views, accepts that Latin was the official language of the Roman army, it challenges the common view that soldiers and veterans were key vectors of linguistic change in the provinces of the Roman Empire. The argument is based mainly on the demographic realities in the provinces, in which, numerically, soldiers and veterans made up far too small a proportion of the population to have had a…
Provincia Armenia in the Light of the Epigraphic Evidence
One very prominent context of the Pre-Christian history of Armenia of course lies with its relations with the great neighbouring empires of Parthia and Rome. These relations were mainly the result of Armenia’s geopolitical location between the two empires, its natural resources and its control of strategic long-distance routes. From a Roman point of view, Armenia certainly was the most important geopolitical concern in the East. Roman-Armenian re…
Economy, Frontiers, and the Silk Road in Western Historiographies of Graeco- Roman Antiquity
Although the last few years have seen a surge of publications on Indo-Roman trade and Silk Road exchange, 1 the trans-imperial trade connections of the Hellenistic and Roman Empires have never been central to the field of Graeco-Roman history. The Greeks and Romans were Mediterranean societies. Their involvement in Asia beyond Asia Minor was the result of colonization, annexation, and conquest, but not central to their cultural formation, empire …
Rome and the Worlds beyond its Frontiers
Beyond the Frontier: Scandinavian Encounters with
Roman army pay scales revisited
Soldiers of the Roman imperial army received their annual pay in three installments (stipendia),due on the first of January, May, and September. Yet, stipendia had to be earned (merere), either, for instance, as stipendia caligata or militaria, equestria, centurionica, curatoria veteranorum or evocativa. A centurio in Pannonia even chose to term his installments salaria instead of stipendia, just like the evocati from the praetorian cohorts and c…
Idios Logos, Gnomon of the – Law
The Gnomon of the idios logos was a handbook or code of regulations that consisted of a list of legal rulings relevant to the affairs of the institution of the “Private” or “Special Account” ( idios logos ) in the Roman province of Egypt.
Army, Roman Empire
The Roman Empire is unthinkable without its army, mainly, of course, because of the army's role in the conquest, the occupation, and the defense of the vast territories under Roman rule.
Germanicus' visit to Egypt
In early January of 19 CE , Germanicus (15 BCE –19 CE ), the nephew and adopted son of the emperor Tiberius, interrupted his political mission in the Roman dominions of Eastern Anatolia and the Near East for a visit to Alexandria and Egypt. The historian Tacitus, our main source for the prince's journey, claims in his Annates (2.59–61) that while Germanicus' official motive was his concern ( cura ) for the province, he actually just wanted to stu…
Avidius Cassius, Gaius
Gaius Avidius Cassius (130/131–175 CE ), a member of a prominent Syrian family from Cyrrhos, was a celebrated Roman general, consul, and governor of Syria, who laid claim to the empire under Marcus Aurelius.
Boukoloi
Boukoloi (“herdsmen”) was the Greek name given to the inhabitants of the swamps and marshes in the northwest of the Nile Delta.
Faustina — mater castrorum. Ein Beitrag zur Religionsgeschichte
Faustina was the first member of the domus Augusta who was honoured with the title mater castrorum and therefore patron of the Roman forts. Even after her death she was adored as mater castrorum responsible for the protection of the castrum and its soldiers. This phenomenon is a typical example of the influence on the religious activity within the Roman army due to the threat at the borders in the 3rd century
Pro patria mori… La doctrine du patriotisme romain dans l’armée impériale
Comment les soldats et les dirigeants militaires de l’époque impériale auraient-ils décrit le sens du service dans l’armée romaine ? Est-ce qu’on traitait les soldats impériaux comme des mercenaires qui devaient simplement obéir aux ordres du prince pour recevoir les récompenses matérielles de leur service, comme on l’a souvent prétendu, ou est-ce que les militaires avaient un idéal abstrait ou moral dont ils croyaient qu’il justifiait de risquer…
Wirtschaft und Moral im Urteil Diokletians
Magnetic and electrical resistivity tomography investigations in a Roman legionary camp site (Legio IV Scythica) in Zeugma, Southeastern Anatolia, Turkey
Magnetic and electrical resistivity tomography (ERT) surveys were carried out in the area of a Roman military installation located near the Zeugma archaeological site in southeastern Turkey. Magnetic gradiometer surveys were performed in the northern part of this area and covered 8.52 ha; measurements were obtained using a FM‐36 fluxgate gradiometer on a 0.5 × 1 m grid. The visualized data revealed the general orientation of the Roman military se…
Magnetic imaging and electrical resistivity tomography studies in a Roman military installation found in Satala archaeological site, northeastern Anatolia, Turkey
Berserks
Berserks, mad warriors scorning wounds and death, constituted an Indo-European warrior style on the same order as wolf-warriors. This study traces their history as far as we can know it, from Mesopotamia to Iceland, from 1300 B.C. to A.D. 1300. Making use of new archaeological and literary sources, the study shows berserks to be a long-lived, cross-cultural phenomenon that lends color and coherence to the early millennia of recorded history.
Specialisation and Promotion in the Roman Imperial Army
Did professional specialisation increase the chances of promotion within the Roman army? And if so, what were the benefits of such a promotion?\ The Roman imperial army was a professional organisation with many specialists amongst the ordinary soldiers -so many specialists, in fact, that it may even seem difficult to define the ordinary soldier. For every soldier had a specific task assigned to hirn, depending on his unit and his position in the …
Roman Army Pay Scales
How much did Rome pay the soldiers serving in the legions and the auxilia, who expanded and defended her empire? The answer is of some significance not only to the history of the Roman army but to the political, social, and economic history of the Roman Empire in general. Many a learned article has therefore been devoted to this matter and steady progress has been made. Yet problems remain, the evidence being scanty and often not readily intellig…
Les prétoriens de Maxence
Michael P. Speidel, Les prétoriens de Maxence. Les cohortes palatines romaines, p. 183-186. Réexamen des bases inscrites du forum de Trajan à Rome publiées par R. Paribeni (NSA, 1933, p. 484-485). Avant les épithètes romana palatina regravées à la place de praetoria figurait également un numéro. Il s'agit donc bien des cohortes prétoriennes auxquelles Maxence a voulu donner un nouveau surnom honorifique
Magnetic imaging and electrical resistivity tomography studies in a Roman military installation found in Satala archaeological site, northeastern Anatolia, Turkey
Magnetic and electrical resistivity tomography investigations in a Roman legionary camp site (Legio IV Scythica) in Zeugma, Southeastern Anatolia, Turkey
Magnetic and electrical resistivity tomography (ERT) surveys were carried out in the area of a Roman military installation located near the Zeugma archaeological site in southeastern Turkey. Magnetic gradiometer surveys were performed in the northern part of this area and covered 8.52 ha; measurements were obtained using a FM‐36 fluxgate gradiometer on a 0.5 × 1 m grid. The visualized data revealed the general orientation of the Roman military se…
Roman Army Pay Scales
How much did Rome pay the soldiers serving in the legions and the auxilia, who expanded and defended her empire? The answer is of some significance not only to the history of the Roman army but to the political, social, and economic history of the Roman Empire in general. Many a learned article has therefore been devoted to this matter and steady progress has been made. Yet problems remain, the evidence being scanty and often not readily intellig…
Rome and the Worlds beyond its Frontiers
Beyond the Frontier: Scandinavian Encounters with
Les prétoriens de Maxence
Michael P. Speidel, Les prétoriens de Maxence. Les cohortes palatines romaines, p. 183-186. Réexamen des bases inscrites du forum de Trajan à Rome publiées par R. Paribeni (NSA, 1933, p. 484-485). Avant les épithètes romana palatina regravées à la place de praetoria figurait également un numéro. Il s'agit donc bien des cohortes prétoriennes auxquelles Maxence a voulu donner un nouveau surnom honorifique
Faustina — mater castrorum. Ein Beitrag zur Religionsgeschichte
Faustina was the first member of the domus Augusta who was honoured with the title mater castrorum and therefore patron of the Roman forts. Even after her death she was adored as mater castrorum responsible for the protection of the castrum and its soldiers. This phenomenon is a typical example of the influence on the religious activity within the Roman army due to the threat at the borders in the 3rd century
Les prétoriens de Maxence
Michael P. Speidel, Les prétoriens de Maxence. Les cohortes palatines romaines, p. 183-186. Réexamen des bases inscrites du forum de Trajan à Rome publiées par R. Paribeni (NSA, 1933, p. 484-485). Avant les épithètes romana palatina regravées à la place de praetoria figurait également un numéro. Il s'agit donc bien des cohortes prétoriennes auxquelles Maxence a voulu donner un nouveau surnom honorifique
Roman Army Pay Scales
How much did Rome pay the soldiers serving in the legions and the auxilia, who expanded and defended her empire? The answer is of some significance not only to the history of the Roman army but to the political, social, and economic history of the Roman Empire in general. Many a learned article has therefore been devoted to this matter and steady progress has been made. Yet problems remain, the evidence being scanty and often not readily intellig…
Specialisation and Promotion in the Roman Imperial Army
Did professional specialisation increase the chances of promotion within the Roman army? And if so, what were the benefits of such a promotion?\ The Roman imperial army was a professional organisation with many specialists amongst the ordinary soldiers -so many specialists, in fact, that it may even seem difficult to define the ordinary soldier. For every soldier had a specific task assigned to hirn, depending on his unit and his position in the …
Berserks
Berserks, mad warriors scorning wounds and death, constituted an Indo-European warrior style on the same order as wolf-warriors. This study traces their history as far as we can know it, from Mesopotamia to Iceland, from 1300 B.C. to A.D. 1300. Making use of new archaeological and literary sources, the study shows berserks to be a long-lived, cross-cultural phenomenon that lends color and coherence to the early millennia of recorded history.
Magnetic imaging and electrical resistivity tomography studies in a Roman military installation found in Satala archaeological site, northeastern Anatolia, Turkey
Magnetic and electrical resistivity tomography investigations in a Roman legionary camp site (Legio IV Scythica) in Zeugma, Southeastern Anatolia, Turkey
Magnetic and electrical resistivity tomography (ERT) surveys were carried out in the area of a Roman military installation located near the Zeugma archaeological site in southeastern Turkey. Magnetic gradiometer surveys were performed in the northern part of this area and covered 8.52 ha; measurements were obtained using a FM‐36 fluxgate gradiometer on a 0.5 × 1 m grid. The visualized data revealed the general orientation of the Roman military se…
Wirtschaft und Moral im Urteil Diokletians
Pro patria mori… La doctrine du patriotisme romain dans l’armée impériale
Comment les soldats et les dirigeants militaires de l’époque impériale auraient-ils décrit le sens du service dans l’armée romaine ? Est-ce qu’on traitait les soldats impériaux comme des mercenaires qui devaient simplement obéir aux ordres du prince pour recevoir les récompenses matérielles de leur service, comme on l’a souvent prétendu, ou est-ce que les militaires avaient un idéal abstrait ou moral dont ils croyaient qu’il justifiait de risquer…
Idios Logos, Gnomon of the – Law
The Gnomon of the idios logos was a handbook or code of regulations that consisted of a list of legal rulings relevant to the affairs of the institution of the “Private” or “Special Account” ( idios logos ) in the Roman province of Egypt.
Army, Roman Empire
The Roman Empire is unthinkable without its army, mainly, of course, because of the army's role in the conquest, the occupation, and the defense of the vast territories under Roman rule.
Germanicus' visit to Egypt
In early January of 19 CE , Germanicus (15 BCE –19 CE ), the nephew and adopted son of the emperor Tiberius, interrupted his political mission in the Roman dominions of Eastern Anatolia and the Near East for a visit to Alexandria and Egypt. The historian Tacitus, our main source for the prince's journey, claims in his Annates (2.59–61) that while Germanicus' official motive was his concern ( cura ) for the province, he actually just wanted to stu…
Avidius Cassius, Gaius
Gaius Avidius Cassius (130/131–175 CE ), a member of a prominent Syrian family from Cyrrhos, was a celebrated Roman general, consul, and governor of Syria, who laid claim to the empire under Marcus Aurelius.
Boukoloi
Boukoloi (“herdsmen”) was the Greek name given to the inhabitants of the swamps and marshes in the northwest of the Nile Delta.
Faustina — mater castrorum. Ein Beitrag zur Religionsgeschichte
Faustina was the first member of the domus Augusta who was honoured with the title mater castrorum and therefore patron of the Roman forts. Even after her death she was adored as mater castrorum responsible for the protection of the castrum and its soldiers. This phenomenon is a typical example of the influence on the religious activity within the Roman army due to the threat at the borders in the 3rd century
Roman army pay scales revisited
Soldiers of the Roman imperial army received their annual pay in three installments (stipendia),due on the first of January, May, and September. Yet, stipendia had to be earned (merere), either, for instance, as stipendia caligata or militaria, equestria, centurionica, curatoria veteranorum or evocativa. A centurio in Pannonia even chose to term his installments salaria instead of stipendia, just like the evocati from the praetorian cohorts and c…
Rome and the Worlds beyond its Frontiers
Beyond the Frontier: Scandinavian Encounters with
Economy, Frontiers, and the Silk Road in Western Historiographies of Graeco- Roman Antiquity
Although the last few years have seen a surge of publications on Indo-Roman trade and Silk Road exchange, 1 the trans-imperial trade connections of the Hellenistic and Roman Empires have never been central to the field of Graeco-Roman history. The Greeks and Romans were Mediterranean societies. Their involvement in Asia beyond Asia Minor was the result of colonization, annexation, and conquest, but not central to their cultural formation, empire …
Provincia Armenia in the Light of the Epigraphic Evidence
One very prominent context of the Pre-Christian history of Armenia of course lies with its relations with the great neighbouring empires of Parthia and Rome. These relations were mainly the result of Armenia’s geopolitical location between the two empires, its natural resources and its control of strategic long-distance routes. From a Roman point of view, Armenia certainly was the most important geopolitical concern in the East. Roman-Armenian re…
Learning Latin in the Roman Army
Although this chapter, contrary to some recently expressed views, accepts that Latin was the official language of the Roman army, it challenges the common view that soldiers and veterans were key vectors of linguistic change in the provinces of the Roman Empire. The argument is based mainly on the demographic realities in the provinces, in which, numerically, soldiers and veterans made up far too small a proportion of the population to have had a…
Documentality. New Approaches to Written Literature in Imperial Life and Literature
Article Documentality. New Approaches to Written Literature in Imperial Life and Literature was published on June 1, 2024 in the journal Zeitschrift der Savigny-Stiftung für Rechtsgeschichte: Romanistische Abteilung (volume 141, issue 1)
The Roman Army in Syria
Only a few decades after Rome took over the remains of the Seleucid kingdom and established Provincia Syria in 64 bc, Augustus entrusted the Syrian governor with over 40,000 soldiers—at times, nearly a quarter of the entire Roman army and put him in charge of all of Rome’s affairs in the East, including the neighboring allied kingdoms. Wars and rebellions after the middle of the first century ad exposed the weaknesses of the system and led to the…
Francesco Castagnino, I diplomata militaria. Una ricognizione giuridica
Article Francesco Castagnino, I diplomata militaria. Una ricognizione giuridica was published on June 1, 2025 in the journal Zeitschrift der Savigny-Stiftung für Rechtsgeschichte: Romanistische Abteilung (volume 142, issue 1)
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