Rome and the Sword : How Warriors and Weapons Shaped Roman History.
James, Simon.
Rome and the Sword : How Warriors and Weapons Shaped Roman History. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (329 pages)
Cover -- ROME & -- THE SWORD -- Title -- Dedication -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction Swords and Soldiers -- Prelude Shock and Awe | The Unexpected Rise of Rome -- Chapter 1: Forging the Roman Sword The Republic to 270 BC -- Chapter 2: Obsessed with Victory The Imperial Republic 270-30 BC -- Chapter 3: 'Our Weapons and Armour' The Earlier Empire 30 BC-AD 167 -- Chapter 4: Deadly Embraces The Middle Empire 167-269 -- Chapter 5: Empire of the Soldiers Forging the Dominate 269-376 -- Chapter 6: Swords of God Extinctions and Transformations 376-565 -- Conclusion: Rome and the Sword -- Timeline -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Sources of Illustrations -- Index.
A striking new 'bottom-up' perspective on Roman history from the birth of Rome to the dawn of the Middle Ages, focusing on soldiers and their actions.
9780500775974
Soldiers-Rome.
Military art and science-Rome.
Rome-History, Military.
Rome-Army.
Electronic books.
U35 .J364 2011
355.00937
Rome and the Sword : How Warriors and Weapons Shaped Roman History. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (329 pages)
Cover -- ROME & -- THE SWORD -- Title -- Dedication -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction Swords and Soldiers -- Prelude Shock and Awe | The Unexpected Rise of Rome -- Chapter 1: Forging the Roman Sword The Republic to 270 BC -- Chapter 2: Obsessed with Victory The Imperial Republic 270-30 BC -- Chapter 3: 'Our Weapons and Armour' The Earlier Empire 30 BC-AD 167 -- Chapter 4: Deadly Embraces The Middle Empire 167-269 -- Chapter 5: Empire of the Soldiers Forging the Dominate 269-376 -- Chapter 6: Swords of God Extinctions and Transformations 376-565 -- Conclusion: Rome and the Sword -- Timeline -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Sources of Illustrations -- Index.
A striking new 'bottom-up' perspective on Roman history from the birth of Rome to the dawn of the Middle Ages, focusing on soldiers and their actions.
9780500775974
Soldiers-Rome.
Military art and science-Rome.
Rome-History, Military.
Rome-Army.
Electronic books.
U35 .J364 2011
355.00937