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Roman Warfare
Jonathan P. Roth
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paperback. Roman Warfare surveys the history of Rome's fighting forces through the fall of the Western Empire in the 5th century CE. Series: Cambridge Introduction to Roman Civilization. Num Pages: 328 pages, 36 b/w illus. 28 colour illus. 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBW; JW. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 166 x 16. Weight in Grams: 534.
Roman Warfare surveys the history of Rome's fighting forces from their inception in the 7th century BCE to the fall of the Western Empire in the 5th century CE. In non-technical, lively language, Jonathan Roth examines the evolution of Roman war over its thousand-year history. He highlights the changing arms and equipment of the soldiers, unit organisation and command structure, and the wars and battles of each era. The military narrative is used as a context for Rome's changing tactics and strategy and to discuss combat techniques, logistics, and other elements of Roman war. Political, social, and economic factors are ... Read more
Roman Warfare surveys the history of Rome's fighting forces from their inception in the 7th century BCE to the fall of the Western Empire in the 5th century CE. In non-technical, lively language, Jonathan Roth examines the evolution of Roman war over its thousand-year history. He highlights the changing arms and equipment of the soldiers, unit organisation and command structure, and the wars and battles of each era. The military narrative is used as a context for Rome's changing tactics and strategy and to discuss combat techniques, logistics, and other elements of Roman war. Political, social, and economic factors are ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
Series
Cambridge Introduction to Roman Civilization
Number of Pages
328
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521537261
SKU
V9780521537261
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About Jonathan P. Roth
Jonathan P. Roth is professor of history at San Jose State University. A scholar of Roman military history, he is the author of The Logistics of the Roman Army at War.
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