Keyword: «roman empire»

In the center of the authors' attention is the small work “Imperium Romanum”, written by the famous German researcher, Helmut Berveno . According to the content of this pamphlet the problem of the Roman Empire fall and the role of the ancient Germans in this process are shown as the general paradigm of German-Italian convergence in the beginning of 40s of the ХХ century.

The paper is devoted to moral and psychological condition of Syrian legions of the Roman army in the I century A.D. This research examines the works of ancient Roman writers and historians about the legions' daily life and the soldiers' behavior during military campaigns. Roman literature describes the legionnaires as well provided by money and undisciplined people. Nevertheless, in I century A.D. the Roman army won multiple wars in the Near East. This fact allows to suggest that the image of the Syrian legions created by Roman historians was a stereotype.