"The Complete Roman Army" draws on archaeology, ancient art and original documentary sources to present a picture of one of the world's most famous fighting machines. Every aspect of the Roman army, from the daily lives of individual soldiers to the outcome of major campaigns, is explored in five accessible sections. Discussions of key Roman battles, hundreds of illustrations and brief biographies of the great commanders bring the campaigns and personalities to life.
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If you or someone you love has an interest in Rome, ancient history, or military history, this would make an excellent gift come Christmas.
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Adrian Goldsworthy studied at Oxford University. His publications include Roman Warfare, The PunicWars and Cannae.
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59 of 66 people found the following review helpful
By P. Halme
Format:Hardcover
The book is a bit disappointing. There are some bad mistakes like naming a "Gladius" to "Spatha" in one picture. Is it also too hard to have also good pictures of republican and late roman re-enactors in one book instead of those high-empire "Ermine Street Quard" guys who seem to be everywhere? Why are there whole-page pictures of Hadrian`s crumbling walls in colour and then a tiny black-and-white picture of a very interesting looking late roman soldiers? Bad editing, I quess. Also the illustrations are very disappointing and rudimentary. They also give the wrong impressions for example of roman swords. The shape of "Mainz type" sword is awful and in comparison to newer "Pompeii style" sword they were usually longer.
The text is very good like always with Adrian Goldsworthy, although there`s not much new. So there`s plenty of room for another basic book about roman army, this book won`t fill the need. The "dream book" about roman army would be in my mind a combination of Peter Connolly`s illustrations, Daniel Peterson "Roman Legions Recreated in Coulour Photographs" style photos and Adrian Goldsworthy`s writing. We are still waiting for a "Complete Roman Army".
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Goldsworthy's book is a compendium of information about the roman army in its republican and imperial forms. He has section on the life of the roman sodlier,the army on campaign,and the army in late antiquity.Newcomers to the field will find a useful summary of roman history in the beginning of the book along with a chronology of Rome's war.At the end there is a glossary of latin terms plus a useful list of scholarly works for those wishing to do further study. Goldsw. has a talent for condensing a tremendous amount of information into books that are eminently readable and lively. Leaving aside his penchant for never discussing intelligence (one would never know what the speculatores or the frumentarii did by this book),readers are given a good foundation of knowledge on the daily life and activities of roman sodlier. The book's accessibility and the lack of footnotes mark this as a popular work for a general audience.
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Good reference book for beginners on the subject.
Sadly battle maps and graphics are very rudimentary.
Too expensive for what one gets.
Sadly battle maps and graphics are very rudimentary.
Too expensive for what one gets.
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