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Rome and the Sword : How Warriors and Weapons Shaped Roman History.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: London : Thames & Hudson, Limited, 2011Copyright date: ©2011Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (329 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780500775974
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Rome and the SwordDDC classification:
  • 355.00937
LOC classification:
  • U35 .J364 2011
Online resources:
Contents:
Cover -- ROME &amp -- 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.
Summary: 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.
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Cover -- ROME &amp -- 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.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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