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Republican Roman Army 200-104 BC (Men-at-Arms 291)

By Nick Sekunda

Book information

Publisher
Osprey Publishing
Year
1996
ISBN
1855325985, 9781855325982
Open Library ID
OL8992975M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
24 MB (24696980 bytes)
Series
Men-at-Arms 291
Pages
51\51
Orientation
no
Scanned
yes
Time added
2011-08-31 04:54:40

Description

The principal source of information on the Roman Republican Army is the sixth book of the Histories of the Greek historian Polybius, written a little before 150BC. This engaging text by Nicholas Sekunda draws heavily on this vital source 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.

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