SUGGESTED READING

e-texts

Legion XX Handbook for Roman Legions- One of the best beginner guides available.

Online Medieval/Classical Resources

Armamentarium-Beginner's Guide to Roman arms and armor

APIS-Advanced Papyrological Information system (papyrus documents)

Illustrated History of the Roman Empire

Vegetius: De Re Militari

Vegetius-English translation

Legion XX Guidelines for Auxiliary Clothing

Roman Army Drill Manual

Roman Battle Tactics

Modifying the Depeeka Pugio Hilt

Mos Maiorum-pdf file format. Excellent e-text about everything you need to know to get started. A great source to download, print and refer to often, but beware some of the extremism that we may or may not support with this legion. If there is a conflict with the Legion XX handbook, go with the Legion XX form.

publications

Ancient Warfare Magazine

ARMA-Newsletter of Roman Military Equipment

Journal of Roman Military Equipment Studies

Journal of Roman Archaeology

The Roman Army Illustrated

Archaeological Finds on Sewing

roman military sites

Roman Military Websites

Models of Roman Military

Roman Britain

The Roman Army-A Bibliography

Catalogue of Roman Legions

Roman Archery

Horse Archery

Mavors-Institute for Ancient Military History

*VENDORS

general

• Soul of the Warrior
• La Wren's Nest
  
  By the Sword
  
  Find-It Armory
  
  Imperium Ancient Armory
  
  Reenactorstuff.com Auction site for gear.
• Albion Swords
  
  Nix Imperial Creations
  
  Morrow's Blade and Blacksmith Shop
  
  HR Replikate-VERY high quality, though costly, authentic gear from Europe
  
  Clang Armoury-belt parts
  
  Lonely Mountain Forge
• The Fabrics Store-Authentic Flax Linen and Linen/Cotton Fabrics
  
  Historic Glassware
  
  Talbot's Fine Accessories
  
  Merchant Adventures-Pre-made tunics for citizens or soldiers and prices aren't bad. They will do custom work as well.
  
  Ancestral Sounds-Great music with authentic instruments
• Synalia-Music From Ancient Rome Wind Instruments
  
  LUDI SCAENICI-Dedicated to authentic replication of ancient musical sounds; a UK site, but will ship to US.
  
  *Aurora History Boutique-Roman Legion Store. Double check before purchasing.
  
• S-T Leather- source for leather and leather tools. You can purchase goat skins for your loculus and other items. Reasonable prices and good customer service.
  
  Par Fabrica- inexpensive solae and caligae custom made!
• Julie Butter- custom flax linen tunics for $40
• C&D Jarnagin Company-Will make madder red 100% wool or linen tunics for $65! Call or email Carolyn and mention the legion for this price, and give measurements.
• MJ Cahn Co- Excellent linens, very inexpensive, including white and heavy natural Belgian.  Also wools.  Ten or 20 yard minimum.  Ask for samples of what you are interested in.
  
  Period Fabric- Offers a wide variety of authentic, period fabrics. They currently have many fabric types available, including Cottons, Wools, Linens, Blends, Tent Canvas and Oil Cloth. Some of their fabrics are available in a variety of widths, colors, patterns and weights. (Has some good selection for wool that can be purchased by the yard from $10-12 (prices may vary)/yd.)
• Renaissance Fabrics-They specialize in wool, silk, linen, and cotton fabrics for historical costumers. (Watch for blends, but they do carry 100% linen and 100% wool in the brick red. You can also ask for swatches, and ask your legion commander for help. Approx. $10/$18/yd.)
  

 

civilian assistance

• Roman Makeover-wigs, makeup, perfume and more.

Legion XX Online Handbook for Civilian Clothing

The Roman Way

Ancient Roman Cooking & Recipes

The Roman Cookbook

Ancient Roman Recipes with Modern Methods of Cooking

Roman Hairstyles for women

*NOTE: While we try to list only dealers that sell more authentic reproductions, some dealers may have multiple items we may not reccomend. Because our legion strives for historical authenticity, when purchasing gear or accessories for historical reenacting, we strongly suggest reading Legion XX's page of Things to Avoid, in order to assist you in making more informed decisions.

ADDITIONAL LINKS

forums & discussion groups

• Legion XIIII Forum
• Roman Army Talk
• Barbarians Against Rome
• ROMARCH-Roman art & archaeology discussions
• Sword Forum Intl.
• Roman Army Reenactors
• Roman365
• Forum Romanum
• Northern Alliance for WI
• Society of Ancient Military Historians
  
• Ancient Worlds Forum
• The Nova Roma Food & Beverage Dining Society
• Roman 14th Legion Blog-a personal blog relating to our legion posted by one of our members.
• Julio Claudian Iconographic Association-yahoo group of recent and not so recently discovered images pertaining to the Julio Claudian Dynasty.
  additional reenactors
  
  List of Roman Reenactors around the world
  

Reenactor.net
Roman Reenactment and Archery Site

Bronze Age Reenactment

Gladiator School

miscellaneous resources

Roman Coins & Sculptures

Mike Bishop Publishing

Armour Archive

Legion XX Homepage-A fairly exhaustive resource on all things Roman

Roman Artifacts Online

National Museums Scotland-Database search of archeological finds

The Roman Hideout

Arlington Learning in Retirement Institute-Extensive Classical Link

Latin Language Resources

Maps of the Roman Empire

Links for Rome-Another extensive list of Roman links by category. Helpful teacher resource

The Roman Army Page

Florentius.com-Helpful site about making gear.

Reenactor Classifieds-Possible resource for used gear and more.