Roman Army and Military
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Fields of Death: Retracing Ancient Battlefields [Hardback]
Richard Evans (Author)
$50.00ISBN: 9781848847972
Published by : Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Richard Evans revisits the sites of a selection of Greek and Roman battles and sieges to seek new insights. The battle narratives in ancient sources can be a thrilling read and form the basis of our knowledge of these epic events,... .... Learn More -
Rome, Parthia and India: The Violent Emergence of a New World Order 150-140 BC [Hardback]
John D. Grainger (Author)
$39.95ISBN: 9781848848252
Published by : Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Between 152 and 138 BC a series of wars from Africa to India produced a radically new geopolitical situation. In 150 Rome was confined to the western Mediterranean, and the largest state was the Seleukid Empire. By 140 Rome had ... .... Learn More -
Imperial Brothers: Valentinian, Valens and the Disaster at Adrianople [Hardback]
Ian Hughes (Author)
$50.00ISBN: 9781848844179
Published by : Pen & Sword Books Ltd
The latest of Ian Hughes' Late Roman biographies here tackles the careers of the brother emperors, Valentinian and Valens. Valentian was selected and proclaimed as emperor in AD 364, when the Empire was still reeling from the disa... .... Learn More -
Sertorius and the Struggle for Spain [Paperback]
Philip Matyszak (Author)
$39.95ISBN: 9781848847873
Published by : Pen & Sword Books Ltd
When, after a brutal civil war, the dictator Sulla took power in Rome (82 BC), among the many who refused to accept his rule was a young army officer called Quintus Sertorius. Sertorius fled, first to Africa and then to Spain, whe... .... Learn More -
Germanicus: The Magnificent Life and Mysterious Death of Rome's Most Popular General [Hardback]
Lindsay Powell (Author)
$39.95ISBN: 9781781591208
Published by : Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Germanicus (a.k.a. Germanicus Iulius Caesar) was regarded by many Romans as a hero in the mold of Alexander the Great. His untimely death, in suspicious circumstances, ended the possibility of a return to a more open republic and ... .... Learn More -
Eager for Glory: The Untold Story of Drusus the Elder, Conqueror of Germania [Paperback]
Lindsay Powell (Author)
$24.95ISBN: 9781783030033
Published by : Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Drusus the Elder (Nero Claudius Drusus) was regarded by the Romans as the first conqueror of Germania (western Germany) and a hero in the mold of Alexander the Great. Yet there has never been a full volume dedicated to his remarka... .... Learn More -
Roman Conquests: The Danubian Provinces [Hardback]
Michael Schmitz (Author)
$39.95ISBN: 9781848848245
Published by : Pen & Sword Books Ltd
The Roman conquests of Macedonia in the 2nd century BC led directly to the extension of their authority over the troublesome tribes of Thrace to the south of the Danube. But their new neighbor on the other side of the mighty river... .... Learn More -
Roman Conquests: Egypt and Judaea [Hardback]
John D. Grainger (Author)
$39.95ISBN: 9781848848238
Published by : Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Egypt was the last of the Macedonian Successor states to be swallowed up by Roman expansion. The Ptolemaic rulers had allied themselves to Rome while their rivals went down fighting. However, Cleopatra's famous love affair with Ma... .... Learn More -
Fighting Techniques of the Ancient World 3000 BCE–500CE: Equipment, Combat Skills and Tactics [Paperback]
Simon Anglim (Author); et al. (Author)
$17.98ISBN: 9781909160460
Published by : Amber Books
Fighting Techniques of the Ancient World describes the fighting techniques of soldiers in Europe and the Middle East in an age before gunpowder. The book explores the unique tactics required to win battles with the technology avai... .... Learn More -
Caesar’s Conquest of Gaul [Paperback]
Bob Carruthers (Author)
$14.95ISBN: 9781781591499
Published by : Pen & Sword Books Ltd
The Gallic Wars were a series of military campaigns waged by the Roman proconsul Julius Caesar against several Gallic tribes. They lasted from 58 BC to 50 BC and culminated in the decisive Battle of Alesia in 52 BC, in which a com... .... Learn More