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Belisarius: The Last Roman General
Ian Hughes
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Description for Belisarius: The Last Roman General
Paperback. Packed with insights and the practicalities of ancient warfare, Hughes has written a lively and detailed account of Belisarius' remarkable career. Num Pages: 288 pages, 16pp plates, 15 B+W drawings, 27 maps, 18 Battle Plans. BIC Classification: 1QDAZ; 3F; BGH; HBJF1; HBLC; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 158 x 22. Weight in Grams: 500.
A military history of the campaigns of Belisarius, the greatest general of the Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Emperor Justinian. He twice defeated the Persians and reconquered North Africa from the Vandals in a single year at the age of 29, before going on to regain Spain and Italy, including Rome (briefly), from the barbarians. It discusses the evolution from classical Roman to Byzantine armies and systems of warfare, as well as those of their chief enemies, the Persians, Goths and Vandals. It reassesses Belisarius' generalship and compares him with the likes of Caesar, Alexander and Hannibal. It will be illustrated ... Read more
A military history of the campaigns of Belisarius, the greatest general of the Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Emperor Justinian. He twice defeated the Persians and reconquered North Africa from the Vandals in a single year at the age of 29, before going on to regain Spain and Italy, including Rome (briefly), from the barbarians. It discusses the evolution from classical Roman to Byzantine armies and systems of warfare, as well as those of their chief enemies, the Persians, Goths and Vandals. It reassesses Belisarius' generalship and compares him with the likes of Caesar, Alexander and Hannibal. It will be illustrated ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
South Yorkshire, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781473822979
SKU
V9781473822979
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About Ian Hughes
Ian Hughes - a teacher by profession, this will be his first book, but he comes highly recommended by Dr. Adrian Goldsworthy (the leading author on the Roman Army by a long way) who taught him at Cardiff University. So impressed was Goldsworthy, that Ian Hughes now reads and comments on all his manuscripts before publication.
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