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Roman Military Equipment from the Punic Wars to the Fall of Rome: Second Edition
by M C Bishop and J C N Coulston
Rome's rise to empire is often said to have owed much to the efficiency and military skill of her armies and their technological superiority over barbarian enemies. But just how 'advanced' was Roman military equipment? What were its origins and how did it evolve? The authors of this book have gathered a wealth of evidence from all over the Roman Empire - excavated examples as well as pictorial and documentary sources - to present a picture of ...
Paperback. Price GB £19.95

Feeding the Roman Army
edited by Sue Stallibrass and Richard Thomas
These ten papers from two Theoretical Roman Archaeology Conference (2007) sessions bring together a growing body of new archaeological evidence in an attempt to reconsider the way in which the Roman army was provisioned. Clearly, the adequate supply of food was essential to the success of the Roman military. But what was the nature of those supply networks? Did the army rely on imperial supply lines from the continent, as certainly appears to be ...
Paperback. Price GB £30.00

Roman Imperial Armour: The production of early imperial military armour
by D. Sim and J. Kaminski
The Roman Empire depended on the power of its armies to defend and extend the imperial borders, enabling it to dominate much of Europe, Northern Africa and the Middle East. Success was, in large part, founded on well-trained, well-disciplined soldiers who were equipped with the most advanced arms and armour available at that time. This is the story of the production of that armour. Roman Imperial Armour presents an examination of the ...
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The Excavations at Dura-Europos conducted by Yale University and the French Academy of Inscriptions and Letters 1928 to 1937. Final Report VII: The Arms and Armour and other Military Equipment
by Simon James
This is a paperback reprint of the first edition, which appeared in 2004, published by British Museum Press. The ancient city of Dura-Europos, destroyed by a Sasanian Persian siege in the AD 250s, was an important regional centre of commerce, government and military control under the Seleucid, Parthian and Roman empires. During excavations in the 1920s and 1930s it became famous for finds such as a painted synagogue and early Christian chapel. ...
Paperback. Price GB £39.95

Journal of Roman Military Equipment 12/13
edited by M C Bishop
This journal is dedicated to the study of weapons, armour and fighting within the Roman World. Contents: The pilum from Marius to Nero - A reconsideration of its development and function (Peter Connolly); Untersuchungen zu römischen Reiterhelmmasken in der Germania Inferior (N Hanel); A legionary workshop of the 3rd century AD specialising in loricae segmentatae from the Roman fortress in León (Spain) (Joaquín ...
Paperback. Price GB £32.00

Waffen in Aktion: Akten des 16. Internationalen Roman Military Equipment Conference (ROMEC), Xanten, 13.-16. Juni 2007
edited by Hans-Joachim Schalles and Alexandra W. Busch
Hardback. Price GB £80.00

Journal of Roman Military Equipment Studies 7, 1996
edited by Mike Bishop
The seventh volume of this authoritative specialist journal contains six papers. vi + 153p (JRMES 7, Oxbow Books 1999)
Paperback. Publisher's Price GB £35.00, Our Price GB £7.95

Journal of Roman Military Equipment Studies, Volume 3, 1992
edited by M. C. Bishop
This edition of this journal contains eight articles. A4, 122p with text-figs & illus. (Oxbow Books 1993)
Paperback. Publisher's Price GB £30.00, Our Price GB £7.95

Eagles Over Britannia: The Roman Army in Britain
by Guy de la Bédoyère
The distant province of Britain was one of the most garrisoned of all Roman provinces and most of the evidence for Roman Britain results from the army. This very readable narrative, written with de la Bédoyère's usual polished flair, uses archaeological and epigraphic evidence, as well as a wealth of literary and documentary references, to examine the impact of four centuries of military occupation on the length and breadth of Britain ...
Paperback. 'Reprint under consideration' - in practice this may mean that the book goes out of print, but orders will be recorded. Price GB £17.99
Hardback. Temporarily out of stock at publishers - will be delayed. Orders will be recorded. Price GB £25.00

Roman Infantry Equipment
by I P Stephenson
The third century was a period of transition and transformation for the Roman army, seeing changes in its role, organisation and equipment. As a result, the third century infantryman looked fundamentally different to the those of the early Empire. Stephenson describes the defensive and offensive equipment, costume and tools of the infantryman of the later Empire, considering how each weapon was used. 128p, 59 b/w illus, 22 col (Tempus 1999, Pb ...
Paperback. Temporarily out of stock at publishers - will be delayed. Orders will be recorded. Price GB £17.99