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The Roman Army: the Civil Wars 88-31 BC
de Fields, Nic
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- 1846032628
- ISBN 13
- 9781846032622
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Forestdale, Queensland, Australia
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Sobre este artículo
Osprey Pub Co, 2008. New book, 96 pages, BTO34. The Roman Legions were the most highly organized troops of the ancient world, but the process of turning the Legions from what was essentially a part-time citizen militia into the professional force that first made Rome the dominant power in the Mediterranean and then built an empire that stretched across the known world, was no small feat. Focusing on the organizational changes in the Roman Army during the Civil Wars, Nic Fields examines the role played by Caius Marius and his far-reaching reforms, which included having professional volunteers from the lowest social class enter the army in search of the possibility of plunder. He goes on to examine the consequences of encouraging these soldiers to follow their commanders without question, which broke the allegiance of the army to the Roman state, a trend that gave rise to militarily ambitious men such as Sulla, Pompeius, Caesar, Antonius, and Octavian. With the nuts and bolts detail that readers demand from the Battle Orders series, this is an intriguing description of how the Roman army grew, modernized, rebelled and finally helped build an empire, complete with full organizational charts, photographs and detailed maps. Contents: Introduction - Roman military organization - Weapons and equipment - Command and control - The Roman Army in battle - Engineering - The civil wars - Poets, propaganda and absolute power - Chronology - Ancient authors - The Altar of Domitius Ahenobarbus - Bibliography - Glossary - Legionary titles - Index.. Soft Cover. As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Sinopsis
Nic Fields started his career as a biochemist before joining the Royal Marines. Having left the military, he went back to University and completed a BA and PhD in Ancient History at the University of Newcastle. He was Assistant Director at the British School at Athens, Greece, and then a lecturer in Ancient History at the University of Edinburgh. Nic is now a freelance author and researcher.
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- Librería
- Viceroy Books
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- Inventario del vendedor #
- 004022
- Título
- The Roman Army: the Civil Wars 88-31 BC
- Autor
- Fields, Nic
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa blanda
- Estado del libro
- Nuevo
- ISBN 10
- 1846032628
- ISBN 13
- 9781846032622
- Editorial
- Osprey Pub Co
- Lugar de publicación
- Oxford
- Fecha de publicación
- 2008
- Tamaño
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Palabras clave
- ROMAN ARMY CIVIL WARS HISTORY ANCIENT
- Catálogos del vendedor
- History - Ancient;
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