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Title: Warrior 72: Imperial Roman Legionary AD 161-284 by Ross Cowan, Angus McBride, Ross Cawan ISBN: 1-84176-601-1 Publisher: Osprey Pub Co Pub. Date: September, 2003 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (1 review)
Rating: 5
Summary: Essential Reading
Comment: Most books about the Roman army tend to skip over the chaotic third century AD; everything seems to stop with emperor Severus (AD 193-211) and only pick up with Diocletian in AD 284. That's because the period is chaotic and confused: the legions lost as many battles as they won; the organisation of the legions was changing and ancient ranks were disappearing; legionaries added to the chaos by their willingness to revolt and engage in civil war. But Cowan paints a picture of resilience rather than decline. He highlights the rise of elite legionary corps, explains concisely the reasons for the decline of the traditional legion and rise of the smaller unit of the late empire, and shows how the legions emerged triumphant from the defeats of the mid-third century under the leadership of soldier-emperors like Aurelian (the book actually covers the period up to AD 285).
This is the most exciting book I've read about the Roman army in a long time. It is an essential addition to the library of anyone interested in the Roman army or military history in general.
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Title: Roman Legionary 58 BC-AD 69 by Ross Cowan, Angus McBride ISBN: 1841766003 Publisher: Osprey Pub Co Pub. Date: July, 2003 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: Roman Military Clothing (2): Ad 200-400 by Graham Sumner ISBN: 1841765597 Publisher: Osprey Pub Co Pub. Date: April, 2003 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Greek and Roman Artillery 399 Bc-Ad 363 (New Vanguard, 89) by Duncan B. Campbell, Brian Delf ISBN: 1841766348 Publisher: Osprey Pub Co Pub. Date: December, 2003 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: The Complete Roman Army by Adrian Goldsworthy ISBN: 0500051240 Publisher: Thames & Hudson Pub. Date: 27 October, 2003 List Price(USD): $39.95 |
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Title: Men-at-Arms 396: Medieval Scandinavian Armies (1) 1100-1300 by David Nicolle, Angus McBride, David Lindholm ISBN: 1841765058 Publisher: Osprey Pub Co Pub. Date: August, 2003 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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