Rome and the Sword

Name: Rome and the Sword
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ISBN: 9780500251829

ISBN-10: 0500251827

ISBN-13: 9780500251829

Edition: 2011

Authors: Simon James

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The story of Rome and its military seems a familiar one, told often through books and movies and games, yet it is a modern myth obscuring a different reality. As this groundbreaking study demonstrates, Rome'¬"s military was no war machine made up of mindless cogs. There was not even an ancient term for the Roman army; rather, Romans spoke of '¬Sthe soldiers'¬'¬ ;of men, not institutions. Simon James provides a striking new perspective on Roman history by focusing on the soldiers and their actions. Rome'¬"s soldiers were less sentinels of civilization than enforcers for aristocrats and autocrats against foreign foes and internal dissent. They were brutal and unruly, prone to mutiny and…

Book details

List price: $18.95
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: Thames & Hudson, Limited
Publication date: 9/19/2011
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 336
Size: 6.60" wide x 9.50" long x 1.50" tall
Weight: 2.068
Language: English



Preface


Acknowledgments


Introduction Swords and Soldiers


Prelude Shock and Awe I The Unexpected Rise of Rome



Forging the Roman Sword The Republic to 270 BC



Obsessed with Victory The Imperial Republic 270-30 BC



Our Weapons and Armour' The Earlier Empire 30 bc-ad 167



Deadly Embraces The Middle Empire 167-269



Empire of the Soldiers Forging the Dominate 269-76



Swords of God Extinctions and Transformations 376-565


Conclusion: Rome and the Sword


Timeline


Notes


Bibliography


Sources of Illustrations


Index