The legion that wrested control of the Mediterranean region from Carthage and the Successor states is very familiar. But some notions have recently been challenged.

Theme: The Rise of the Legion, Part II

• Jeremy Armstrong, 'The Polybian legion in context - It's all Greek to me'.
• David Rafferty, 'The Roman army of the Late Republic - Poor, volunteer soldiers?'.
• Michael Taylor, 'The virtuosity of the manipular legion - The Battle of Ilipa'.
• François Gauthier, 'The myth of the "Marian reform" - A Mulish tradition'.
• Fred K. Drogula, 'Command authority in the Second Punic War and after - Independent and all-supreme'.
• Jo Ball, 'A guide from Polybius - How to loot a captured city'.

Features:

• Robin Waterfield, 'Ancient Athens' forgotten conflict - The Chremonidean War'.
• Murray Dahm, 'An elite hoplite unit in the city of Athena - The 300... Athenians?!'.
• Duncan B. Campbell, 'Surveyors in the Roman army - Who laid out the camps?'.