History
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Military History of Late Rome 602–641 [Hardback]
Ilkka Syvanne (Author)
£30.00ISBN: 9781399075671
Published by : Pen & Sword
The Military History of Late Rome 565-602 provides a fresh analysis of the Roman Empire from the reign of Phocas (602-10) until the death of Heraclius (610-41). This was an era of unprecedented upheavals which is usually considered to have resulte... .... Learn More -
An Archaeological Study of the Bayeux Tapestry: The Landscapes, Buildings and Places [Paperback]
Trevor Rowley (Author)
£14.99ISBN: 9781526796691
Published by : Pen & Sword
An Archaeological Study of the Bayeux Tapestry provides a unique re-examination of this famous piece of work through the historical geography and archaeology of the tapestry. Trevor Rowley is the first author to have analysed the tapestry through ... .... Learn More -
Rivalries that Destroyed the Roman Republic [Hardback]
Jeremiah McCall (Author)
£25.00ISBN: 9781526733177
Published by : Pen & Sword
This is the story of how some Roman aristocrats grew so competitive in their political rivalries that they destroyed their Republic, in the late second to mid-first century BCE. Politics had always been a fractious game at Rome as aristocratic com... .... Learn More -
Early Roman Warfare: From the Regal Period to the First Punic War [Paperback]
Jeremy Armstrong (Author)
£14.99ISBN: 9781399074605
Published by : Pen & Sword
While copious amounts have been written about the Roman army, most study has focussed on the later Republic or the Imperial period when the legionary system was already well-developed. Here Dr. Jeremy Armstrong traces the development of Rome's mil... .... Learn More -
Military History of Late Rome 565–602 [Hardback]
Ilkka Syvanne (Author)
£30.00ISBN: 9781848848528
Published by : Pen & Sword
Military History of Late Rome 565-602 provides a new fresh analysis of the Roman Empire in the aftermath of the reconquests of Justinian I (527-65). It is often claimed that Justinian overstretched the Roman resources, but this analysis proves tha... .... Learn More -
The Battle of Actium 31 BC: War for the World [Paperback]
Lee Fratantuono (Author)
£14.99ISBN: 9781399020893
Published by : Pen & Sword
A good argument could be made that the Battle of Actium was the most significant military engagement in Roman history. On a bright September day, the naval forces of Octavian clashed with those of Antony and Cleopatra off the coast of western Gree... .... Learn More -
Roman Britain's Pirate King: Carausius, Constantius Chlorus and the Fourth Roman Invasion of Britain [Hardback]
Simon Elliott (Author)
£22.00ISBN: 9781399094368
Published by : Pen & Sword
In the mid-3rd century AD Roman Britain’s regional fleet, the Classis Britannica, disappeared. It was never to return. Soon the North Sea and English Channel were over-run by Germanic pirates preying upon the east and south coast of Britain, and t... .... Learn More -
Byzantine Fortifications: Protecting the Roman Empire in the East [Hardback]
Nikos D. Kontogiannis (Author)
£30.00ISBN: 9781526710253
Published by : Pen & Sword
The Byzantine empire was one of the most powerful forces in the Mediterranean and Near East for over a thousand years. Strong military organization, in particular widespread fortifications, was essential for its defence. Yet this aspect of its his... .... Learn More -
Caracalla [Paperback]
Ilkka Syvanne (Author)
£16.99ISBN: 9781399074827
Published by : Pen & Sword
Caracalla has one of the worst reputations of any Roman Emperor. Many ancient historians were very hostile and Edward Gibbon later dubbed him the common enemy of mankind. Yet his reign was considered by at least one Roman author to be the apogee o... .... Learn More -
Religion & Classical Warfare: The Roman Empire [Hardback]
Christopher Matthew (Author); Matthew Dillon (Author)
£25.00ISBN: 9781473834309
Published by : Pen & Sword
Religion was integral to the conduct of war in the ancient world and the Romans were certainly no exception. No campaign was undertaken, no battle risked, without first making sacrifice to propitiate the appropriate gods (such as Mars, god of War)... .... Learn More
