A legion that makes camp on poor ground is already half-defeated. The same is true for a new settlement. Your first and most crucial...

In the unforgiving calculus of survival, a well-chosen ally is worth more than a legion. I learned in Gaul that a neighbor can either...

A legion without its structure of command is merely an armed mob, easily routed. So too is a community attempting a great work without...

I have seen empires rise from dust and fall to ruin. What endures is not merely stone, but the record of great deeds and...

A legion is more than a mob with swords; it is a body animated by a single will. I led my men across Gaul...

A settlement that cannot defend itself is merely a prize for the first marauder. Courage is commendable, but useless without order. I have seen...

Before my reforms, the Roman calendar was a slave to political whim and lunar fancy, drifting from the seasons it was meant to govern....

A legion's march is only as swift as the path beneath its feet. An empire's wealth flows only where commerce can travel unhindered. Do...

A settlement built without logic is a body without a skeleton—weak and destined for collapse. I have founded countless camps and colonies, and their...

I have led legions across Gaul and beyond. Every night, without fail, we secured our position with a fortified camp. An army that sleeps...

A river is an obstacle only to the undisciplined mind. To a Roman engineer, it is merely a problem of logistics. Twice I threw...