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Product Identifiers
PublisherThames & Hudson
ISBN-100500251835
ISBN-139780500251836
eBay Product ID (ePID)114191715
Product Key Features
Book TitleComplete Roman Legions
Number of Pages240 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicAncient / Rome, Military / General
Publication Year2012
IllustratorYes
GenreHistory
AuthorNigel Pollard, Joanne Berry
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1 in
Item Weight40.2 Oz
Item Length10.2 in
Item Width7.9 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2011-932818
TitleLeadingThe
Dewey Edition23
ReviewsPollard and Berry offer a glossy, well-illustrated, general history of the Roman legions from their origins to late antiquity., What sets this book apart from the crown of typical works is the quality and clarity of the authors' discussions and their effective use of images and graphics.
Dewey Decimal355.30937
SynopsisThe legions of Rome were among the greatest fighting forces in history. For almost half a millennium they secured the known world under the power of the Caesars. This pioneering account gathers together the stories of each and every individual legion, telling the tales of their triumphs and defeats as they policed the empire and enlarged its borders. - Part I examines the legions of the Republic from Rome's foundation to Caesar's legions and those of Octavian and Mark Antony in the civil wars. - Part II provides "biographies" of all forty-five legions from 31 BC to the third century AD. - Part III discusses the legions of Late Antiquity in the declining years of Rome's hegemony. - Datafiles on each legion and detailed box features on major topics complement the text., Written by two leadingauthorities and filled withinformative illustrations,from inscriptions andarmor to reconstructionpaintings and contemporaryreenactment groups The legions of Rome were among the greatest fighting forces in history. For almost half a millennium they secured the known world under the power of the Caesars. This pioneering account gathers together the stories of each and every individual legion, telling the tales of their triumphs and defeats as they policed the empire and enlarged its borders. * Part I examines the legions of the Republic from Rome's foundation to Caesar's legions and those of Octavian and Mark Antony in the civil wars. * Part II provides "biographies" of all forty-five legions from 31 BC to the third century AD. * Part III discusses the legions of Late Antiquity in the declining years of Rome's hegemony. * Datafiles on each legion and detailed box features on major topics complement the text., Written by two leadingauthorities and filled withinformative illustrations,from inscriptions andarmor to reconstructionpaintings and contemporaryreenactment groups
LC Classification NumberU35
