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Early Roman Warfare: From the Regal Period to the First Punic War
Jeremy Armstrong
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Description for Early Roman Warfare: From the Regal Period to the First Punic War
Hardback. Offers an up-to-date assessment of the nature of early Roman warfare and the evolution of the legions, a subject debated for over a century. Num Pages: 208 pages, 2 maps, 9 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; HBJD; HBLA; HBW; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 242 x 23. Weight in Grams: 478.
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 military might from its earliest discernible origins down to the First Punic War. He shows how her armies evolved from ad hoc forces of warriors organized along clan lines to the sophisticated organization of the legions that went on to dominate all of Italy. Reassessing both the literary sources and the latest archaeological evidence to provide a fresh analysis of Roman military ... Read more
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 military might from its earliest discernible origins down to the First Punic War. He shows how her armies evolved from ad hoc forces of warriors organized along clan lines to the sophisticated organization of the legions that went on to dominate all of Italy. Reassessing both the literary sources and the latest archaeological evidence to provide a fresh analysis of Roman military ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
477g
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
South Yorkshire, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781781592540
SKU
V9781781592540
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About Jeremy Armstrong
Dr. Jeremy Armstrong is a Senior Lecturer in Ancient History at the University of Auckland. He has published on various aspects of early Roman history, archaeology, and warfare, including War and Society in Early Rome: From Warlords to Generals (Cambridge, 2016), as well as editing Circum Mare: Themes in Ancient Warfare (Brill, 2016) and co-editing Rituals of Triumph in the ... Read more
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