Weapons & Warfare, Military Equipment
Studies of weapons and warfre through the ages: battlefield archaeology, material culture, military strategy and logistics
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Riding for Caesar: The Roman Emperors' Horse Guard [Paperback]
Michael Speidel (Author)
£37.99ISBN: 9780415620055
Published by : Routledge
The history of the Roman horse guards begins at Noviodunum in 52 BC, when they saved Caesar in Gaul. Based on literary, archaeological and epigraphic sources, this book traces their history up to their demise with Maxentius at the battle at Mi... .... Learn More -
Fortunes of War: The West Midlands at the Time of Waterloo [Paperback]
Andrew Watts (Author); Emma Tyler (Editor)
£9.99ISBN: 9781905036219
Published by : West Midlands History
The Napoleonic Wars (1803-1815) changed Britain and the West Midlands for ever. For some people this was a time of great prosperity while others were driven into poverty. Fortunes of War explores the stories of people from the region during this i... .... Learn More -
A Companion to the Punic Wars [Paperback]
B. Dexter Hoyos (Author)
£32.99ISBN: 9781119025504
Published by : Wiley-Blackwell
This companion is slightly different from many of the others in the series, in that it aims to provide a comprehensive overview of its subject, rather than discuss a series of current research areas in a much larger subject area. A team of scho... .... Learn More -
Complete Roman Legions [Paperback]
Nigel Pollard (Author); Joanne Berry (Author)
£14.95ISBN: 9780500291832
Published by : Thames and Hudson
Gloriously illustrated throughout in full colour, this book focuses on the high-status core infantry units of the Roman army, the legions. After tracing their origins and development through the republican period, the bulk of the ... .... Learn More -
Greece, Macedon and Persia [Hardback]
Timothy Howe (Editor); Erin Garvin (Editor); Graham Wrightson (Editor)
£45.00ISBN: 9781782979234
Published by : Oxbow Books
This book contains a collection of papers related to the history and historiography of Warfare, Politics and Power in the Ancient Mediterranean world. The contributions, written by 19 recognized experts from a variety of methodolo... .... Learn More -
Luoghi e Architetture della Transizione: 1919-1939 / Sites and Architectural Structures of the Transition Period: 1919-1939 [Paperback]
Maria Antonietta Breda (Editor)
£49.00ISBN: 9781407313177
Published by : British Archaeological Reports
Volume: S2675
This book, in Italian and English, collects the papers presented at the Second International Congress on "Conoscenza e valorizzazione delle opere militari moderne - Knowledge and development of modern military structures", held at the Politecnico ... .... Learn More -
Technology of Sword Blades from the La Tène Period to the Early Modern Age [Paperback]
Grzegorz Żabiński (Author)
£51.00ISBN: 9781784910280
Published by : Archaeopress Archaeology
This book assesses the results of recent metallographic examination of 45 sword blades (mid-2nd century BC to early-16th century) from the territory of what is now Poland. Pre-Roman blades were usually made from one piece of metal of varying quali... .... Learn More -
Antigonus the One-Eyed [Hardback]
Jeff Champion (Author)
£19.99ISBN: 9781783030422
Published by : Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Plutarch described Antigonus the One Eyed (382-301 BC) 'as 'the oldest and greatest of Alexander's successors,' Antigonus loyally served both Philip II and Alexander the Great as they converted his native Macedonia into an empire ... .... Learn More -
The Rise of the Seleucid Empire [Hardback]
John D. Grainger (Author)
£19.99ISBN: 9781783030538
Published by : Pen & Sword Books Ltd
The Seleukid kingdom was the largest state in the world for a century and more between Alexander's death and the rise of Rome. It was ruled for all that time by a succession of able kings, but broke down twice, before eventually s... .... Learn More -
The City of New Halos and its Southeast Gate [Hardback]
H. Reinder Reinders (Author)
£51.00ISBN: 9789491431685
Published by : Barkhuis
Series: Groningen Archaeological Studies
Volume: 27
This volume presents a detailed description and analysis of the structure and layout of the Southeast Gate of New Halos, a Hellenistic city in Thessaly (Greece). The gate was excavated in the period 1995-2006. An impressive enceinte, 4.7 km long a... .... Learn More
