Gladius: The World of the Roman Soldier written by Guy de la Bedoyere and sold by the University of Chicago Press offers fathers an examination of how the egalitarian Roman army helped create an Empire whose institutions still exist in the United States.
More information on Gladius and purchase details follow:
https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/G/bo68460708.html
Reposted by Ruth Paget, author Eating Soup with Chopsticks and Marrying France and developer of 8 Ancient Western Civilization Games detailed in the link below:
https://ruthpaget.blogspot.com/2026/03/ancient-western-civilixation-games.html?m=1
Ancient Rome and Latin Literature Reading list organized by Ruth Paget
https://ruthpaget.blogspot.com/2018/08/ancient-rome-and-latin-literature.html?m=1