Republican Roman Army - 200-104 BC

Informationen zum Autor Nicholas Sekunda was born in 1953. After studying Ancient History and Archaeology at Manchester University, he went on to take his PhD in 1981. He has taken part in archaeological excavations in Poland, Iran and Greece, and participated in a research project on ancient Persian warfare for the British Institute of Persian Studies. He has published numerous books and academic articles, and is currently teaching at the Institute of Archaeology and Ethnology in Torun, Poland. Klappentext This engaging text by Nicholas Sekunda draws heavily on the Greek historian Polybius to outline the equipment and organisation of the Roman Republican Army from 200-104 BC - a time when Rome was growing from a regional to a world power. With plenty of photographs and illustrations, including eight vivid full page colour plates by Angus McBride, this fascinating volume examines such topics as the Roman shield, helmets, the cuirass, greaves, the pilum, legion organisation, the principales and the tactics they employed. Zusammenfassung This engaging text by Nicholas Sekunda draws heavily on the Greek historian Polybius to outline the equipment and organisation of the Roman Republican Army from 200–104 BC – a time when Rome was growing from a regional to a world power. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction Infantry Equipment Organization of the Legions Tactics Other Arms The Roman Legion in Battle Bibliography The Plates

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Nicholas Sekunda, Nicholas Victor Sekunda, Sekunda Nicholas
• Mitarbeit: Angus McBride (Illustration), McBride Angus (Illustration)
• Verlag: Osprey Publishers
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 15.04.1996
• EAN: 9781855325982
• ISBN: 978-1-85532-598-2
• Seiten: 48
• Abmessung: 182 mm x 248 mm x 3 mm
• Serien: Man at Arms; Men-at-Arms; Men-at-Arms; Man at Arms
• Themen: Sachbuch; Sozialwissenschaften, Recht,Wirtschaft > Politikwissenschaft > Staatslehre und politische Verwaltung; European History, HISTORY / Ancient / Rome, HISTORY / Europe / General, Warfare & defence, Ancient Rome, Ancient History, Special and elite forces, Land forces and warfare, HISTORY / Military / Land Forces