Editura Mega, 2010. — 356 p. — (National Museum of Romanian History.The Center for Romanian Military Studies, 8). The study of constructions and military architecture in the Late Roman and Early Byzantine periods is refl ected by a rich scientific literature, but the level of knowledge reached is much lower than that in the same field, but for the Early Roman period. Even if...
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2021. — 292 p. In 146 BC, the armies of the Roman Republic destroyed Carthage and Corinth, two of the most spectacular cities of the ancient Mediterranean world. It was a display of ruthlessness so terrible that it shocked contemporaries, leaving behind deep scars and palpable historical traumas. Yet these twin destructions were not so...
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2021. — 292 p. In 146 BC, the armies of the Roman Republic destroyed Carthage and Corinth, two of the most spectacular cities of the ancient Mediterranean world. It was a display of ruthlessness so terrible that it shocked contemporaries, leaving behind deep scars and palpable historical traumas. Yet these twin destructions were not so...
Rowman and Littlefield Publishers, 2021. — 292 p. In 146 BC, the armies of the Roman Republic destroyed Carthage and Corinth, two of the most spectacular cities of the ancient Mediterranean world. It was a display of ruthlessness so terrible that it shocked contemporaries, leaving behind deep scars and palpable historical traumas. Yet these twin destructions were not so...
Pen and Sword Military, 2023. — 320 p. This unique full-length English biography of Varus reassesses how he has been held responsible for one of the most infamous and humiliating defeats in Roman history. Publius Quinctilius Varus is famous as the incompetent commander duped into an ambush that wiped out three legions in one of the most humiliating defeats in Roman history. Yet...
Cambridge (Massachusetts, USA) – London (UK): The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2007. – 443 p. ISBN: 978-0-674-02613-1 (cloth: alk. paper) ISBN: 978-0-674-03218-7 (pbk.) It followed every major military victory in ancient Rome: the successful general drove through the streets to the temple of Jupiter on the Capitoline Hill; behind him streamed his raucous soldiers;...
Pen and Sword, 2018. — 212 p. Lucius Verus is one of the least regarded Roman emperors, despite the fact that he was co-ruler with his adoptive brother Marcus Aurelius for nine years until his untimely death. The later sources were strangely hostile to him and modern writers tend to dismiss him, but contemporary writings shine a more favorable light on his accomplishments. His...
Pen and Sword, 2018. — 212 p. Lucius Verus is one of the least regarded Roman emperors, despite the fact that he was co-ruler with his adoptive brother Marcus Aurelius for nine years until his untimely death. The later sources were strangely hostile to him and modern writers tend to dismiss him, but contemporary writings shine a more favorable light on his accomplishments. His...
Pen and Sword, 2018. — 212 p. Lucius Verus is one of the least regarded Roman emperors, despite the fact that he was co-ruler with his adoptive brother Marcus Aurelius for nine years until his untimely death. The later sources were strangely hostile to him and modern writers tend to dismiss him, but contemporary writings shine a more favorable light on his accomplishments. His...
2nd Revised Edition — Oxbow Books, 2006. — 322 p. Rome's rise to empire is often said to have owed much to the efficiency and military skill of her armies and their technological superiority over barbarian enemies. But just how 'advanced' was Roman military equipment? What were its origins and how did it evolve? The authors of this book have gathered a wealth of evidence from all...
2nd Revised Edition — Oxbow Books, 2006. — 322 p. Rome's rise to empire is often said to have owed much to the efficiency and military skill of her armies and their technological superiority over barbarian enemies. But just how 'advanced' was Roman military equipment? What were its origins and how did it evolve? The authors of this book have gathered a wealth of evidence from...
Leiden – Boston: Brill, 2007. — 612 p. — (Impact of Empire. Vol. 6). — ISBN: 978-90-04-16044-6. This sixth volume of the network Impact of Empire offers a comprehensive reading on the economic, political, religious and cultural impact of Roman military forces on the regions that were dominated by the Roman Empire. List of Illustrations Abbreviations Introduction. Lukas de...
Endeavour Press, 2017. — 310 p. Zur Zeitenwende ist das Römische Reich auf einem unaufhaltsamen Aufstieg zum Höhepunkt seiner Macht: Die römischen Kaiser herrschen uneingeschränkt über Europa und Nordafrika. Ihre Streitmächte gelten als unbesiegbar. Niemand traut sich, sich ihnen in den Weg zu stellen. Doch in Germanien wagt es ein Fürst: Unter seiner Führung versammelt der...
Translator: R.A. Maguire. — Pen & Sword Military, 2018. — 134 p. While in exile on St Helena, Napoleon dictated a commentary on the wars of Julius Caesar, later published in 1836. In each chapter he summarized the events of one campaign, then added comments from the standpoint of his own military knowledge. Over the nearly two millennia between Caesar and Napoleon some aspects...
Translator: R.A. Maguire. — Pen & Sword Military, 2018. — 134 p. While in exile on St Helena, Napoleon dictated a commentary on the wars of Julius Caesar, later published in 1836. In each chapter he summarized the events of one campaign, then added comments from the standpoint of his own military knowledge. Over the nearly two millennia between Caesar and Napoleon some aspects...
Bloomsbury Academic, 2016. — 168 p. This authoritative short volume introduces readers to the Roman army, its structure, tactics, duties and development. One of the most successful fighting forces that the world has seen, the Roman army was inherited by the emperor Augustus who re-organized it and established its legions in military bases, many of which survived to the end of...
Bloomsbury Academic, 2016. — 168 p. This authoritative short volume introduces readers to the Roman army, its structure, tactics, duties and development. One of the most successful fighting forces that the world has seen, the Roman army was inherited by the emperor Augustus who re-organized it and established its legions in military bases, many of which survived to the end of...
ABC-CLIO, 2014. — 338 p. The study of ancient Rome remains both a high-interest topic and a staple of high school and university curricula, while recent Hollywood movies continue to heighten popular interest in Rome. This multi-format handbook examines warfare in ancient Rome during the republic period, from approximately 400 BCE to 31 BCE. Presenting ready reference, primary...
Philipp von Zabern, 2019. — 114 S. Der römische Legionär gehört zur römischen Antike wie das Kolosseum und die Toga. Mit eisernem Schienenpanzer über roter Tunika, Helm mit Wangenklappen und dem typisch rechteckigen Schild meldet er sich auch heute noch zum Dienst - in Büchern, Comics, TV-Dokumentationen und natürlich Kinofilmen. Egal ob Schlacht im Teutoburger Wald,...
Arbor Sapientiae, 2020. — 344 p. — (Militaria 8). Un manufatto non è altro che la proiezione materiale di un pensiero umano, ma quando viene ampiamente condiviso assurge a rappresentare il modo di pensare e di essere della collettività stessa. Per il popolo Romano, il Gladio fu l'oggetto che meglio di ogni altro mostra questo aspetto identitario, poiché fu un'arma che...
Frontline Books, 2022. — 418 p. The backbone of the Roman army was the infantry, armed with a javelin, or pilum, and sword, or gladius. This study investigates not just the weapon itself, and its design and manufacture, but how the sword was originally conceived and how it was employed on the battlefield as an expression of the Roman state. The authors start examining the early...
Charles River Editors, 2017. — 59 p. The Roman army is one of the most famous fighting forces in history. Through its power and prowess, a once obscure Italian city forged an empire that encircled the Mediterranean and covered half of Europe. The physical remains of its presence can be traced from the mountainous borders of Scotland to the arid deserts of Egypt, but its legacy...
Oxford at the Clarendon Press 1914. - 200 s.
В работе знаменитого английского историка получают рассмотрение ряд вопросов связанных с комплектованием римской имперской армии, и в частности ее обеспечения вспомогательными частями (ауксилиями), сформированными зачастую из подвластного населения.
Pen and Sword Military, 2016. — 336 p. There is a tendency when dealing with world superpowers to focus on their successes. After all, these are what made them superpowers in the first place. However, reverses and disasters suffered on the way to preeminence are equally significant. The experience of ancient Rome is no different. This book is the first to examine the paradoxical...
Pen and Sword Military, 2022. — 272 p. Paul Coby here proposes a new system for the recording and mapping of Roman forts and fortifications that integrates all the data, including size, dating and identification of occupying units. Application of these methods allows analysis that brings new insights into the placement of these forts, the units garrisoning them and the strategy...
Pen and Sword Military, 2022. — 272 p. Paul Coby here proposes a new system for the recording and mapping of Roman forts and fortifications that integrates all the data, including size, dating and identification of occupying units. Application of these methods allows analysis that brings new insights into the placement of these forts, the units garrisoning them and the strategy...
Pen and Sword Military, 2022. — 272 p. Paul Coby here proposes a new system for the recording and mapping of Roman forts and fortifications that integrates all the data, including size, dating and identification of occupying units. Application of these methods allows analysis that brings new insights into the placement of these forts, the units garrisoning them and the strategy...
Nadir Media, 2022. — 227 p. L’organizzazione dell’esercito Romano dell’inizio del IV secolo, dopo la riorganizzazione effettuata da Diocleziano, è, sotto alcuni aspetti, simile a quella dei Severi, anche se accresciuta dal punto di vista numerico (si è passati dai circa 350.000 uomini dell’esercito severano ad almeno 450.000 effettivi di quello dioclezianeo); ad esempio...
Oxford University Press, 1998. — 32 с. — (The Roman World). — ISBN: 0-19-910424-7. Питер Коннолли - известный британский историк, археолог, исследователь военной истории Античности, археолог и автор иллюстраций. Книга из серии "Мир Древнего Рима" "Кавалерист" посвящена римским кавалеристам. Из книги можно узнать подробности о римской кавалерии того периода, в том числе о...
USA: Oxford University Press, 1998. — 32 p. — (The Roman World). — ISBN: 0-19-910425-5. Connolly Peter. Легионеры. Книга из серии "Мир Древнего Рима" известного британского историка, исследователя древнеримской истории, археолога и иллюстратора Петера Коннолли посвящена римским легионерам. Из книги можно узнать подробности о римской пехоте того периода, в том числе о...
USA: Oxford University Press, 1998. — 32 p. — (The Roman World). — ISBN: 0-19-910426-3. Коннолли Петер. Древнеримский форт. Книга из серии "Мир Древнего Рима" известного британского историка, исследователя древнеримской истории, археолога и иллюстратора Петера Коннолли описывает типичный древнеримский форт, исходя из результатов раскопок форта возле Адрианова вала:...
Amberley Publishing, 2014. — 96 p. The Roman legions were the formidable, highly organised and well disciplined backbone of the Roman army, vital to maintaining order and control of the borders of the Empire and its subjugated peoples. The fortresses that were the bases of the legions reflected their values: purposeful, hierarchical and an intimidating display of Roman...
BAR Publishing, 1988. — (BAR International Series 394). Proceedings of the Fourth Roman Military Equipment Conference List Of Contributors List Of Tables List Of Illustrations Abbreviations Three Legionaries At Croy Hill (Strathclyde) Certain Doubts And Doubtful Conclusions: The Lorica Segmentata From Newstead And The Antonine Garrison A Fragmentary Shield Cover From Caerleon...
Frontline Books, 2017. — 287 p. Challenging the common modern distinction between Romans as organized, professional soldiers and their opponents as individualistic warriors, this history of Roman warfare focuses on the part-time legionaries who served only for the duration of a campaign and sought glory in single combat. The author explores these warriors deeds, beliefs and...
Frontline Books, 2017. — 290 p. Challenging the common modern distinction between Romans as organized, professional soldiers and their opponents as individualistic warriors, this history of Roman warfare focuses on the part-time legionaries who served only for the duration of a campaign and sought glory in single combat. The author explores these warriors deeds, beliefs and...
BAR Publishing, 2014. — 157 p. — (BAR International Series 2681). All the sources categories, epigraphy, literature and archaeology, together with the contributions of contemporary scientific methods form a solid foundation for the purpose of this paper: the study of the military hierarchy in Dacia. The most complex aspect is by far the hierarchy of soldiers. Epigraphic sources...
Pen & Sword, 2017. — 256 p. From the time of the Bronze Age, the warriors of all tribes and nations sought to emblazon their arms and armour with items and images to impress upon the enemy the wealth and power of the wearer. Magnificently decorated shields were as much a defensive necessity as a symbol of social status. Equally, decorative symbols on shields and armour defined...
Pen & Sword, 2017. — 256 p. In Decorated Roman Armour: From the Age of the Kings to the Death of Justinian the Great , Raffaele D’Amato and Andrey Evgenevich Negin provide a chronological and typological analysis of Roman army equipment, especially focusing on "the evolution of decorated armour throughout the history of ancient Rome". Raffaelle D’Amato has published extensively...
Newton Compton Editori, 2023. — 620 p. Segreti, tattiche, armi e battaglie del più formidabile esercito dell’antichità. Il rigoroso addestramento, l’altissima disciplina e il senso di coesione e di appartenenza hanno fatto delle legioni il simbolo della potenza di Roma, uno strumento in grado di estendere il dominio dell’Urbe su tutto il Mediterraneo e oltre. In questo libro,...
Turner, 2021. — 262 p. The AD 312 Battle of the Milvian Bridge, just outside Rome, marked the start of a monumental change for Rome and her empire. This battle was the figurative bridge between old pagan Rome and new Christian Rome. And once Constantine had crossed that bridge, there was no turning back. After winning this battle against his brother-in-law Maxentius and taking...
University of Chicago Press, 2020. — 400 p. The Roman army was the greatest fighting machine in the ancient world. More than that, it was the single largest organization in Western antiquity, taking in members from all classes, from senators to freed slaves. The Roman Empire depended on its army not just to win its wars, defend its frontiers, and control the seas, but to act as...
University of Chicago Press, 2020. — 352 p. The Roman army was the greatest fighting machine in the ancient world. More than that, it was the single largest organization in Western antiquity, taking in members from all classes, from senators to freed slaves. The Roman Empire depended on its army not just to win its wars, defend its frontiers, and control the seas, but to act as...
Pen and Sword Military, 2016. — 272 p. Seapower played a greater part in ancient empire building than is often appreciated. The Punic Wars, especially the first, were characterized by massive naval battles. The Romans did not even possess a navy of their own when war broke out between them and the Carthaginians in Sicily in 264 B.C. Prior to that, the Romans had relied upon...
Pen and Sword Military, 2022. — 384 p. Religion was integral to the conduct of war in the ancient world and the Romans were certainly no exception. No campaign was undertaken, no battle risked, without first making sacrifice to propitiate the appropriate gods (such as Mars, god of War) or consulting oracles and omens to divine their plans. Yet the link between war and religion...
Pen and Sword Military, 2022. — 384 p. Religion was integral to the conduct of war in the ancient world and the Romans were certainly no exception. No campaign was undertaken, no battle risked, without first making sacrifice to propitiate the appropriate gods (such as Mars, god of War) or consulting oracles and omens to divine their plans. Yet the link between war and religion...
Pen and Sword Military, 2022. — 384 p. Religion was integral to the conduct of war in the ancient world and the Romans were certainly no exception. No campaign was undertaken, no battle risked, without first making sacrifice to propitiate the appropriate gods (such as Mars, god of War) or consulting oracles and omens to divine their plans. Yet the link between war and religion...
Pen and Sword Military, 2022. — 384 p. Religion was integral to the conduct of war in the ancient world and the Romans were certainly no exception. No campaign was undertaken, no battle risked, without first making sacrifice to propitiate the appropriate gods (such as Mars, god of War) or consulting oracles and omens to divine their plans. Yet the link between war and religion...
Oxford, UK: Oxbow Books, 2016. — xii, 436 p. The main source of archaeological evidence for Late Roman Republican camps is a complex of installations around the Iberian city of Numantia in Spain, excavated by Adolf Schulten in the early 1900s. This book reassesses Schulten and concludes that much of his interpretation is questionable. Radically different alternative...
Pen and Sword, 2015. — 239 p. As Rome grew from a small city state to the mightiest empire of the west, her dominion was contested not only by the civilizations of the Mediterranean, but also by the "barbarians"-the tribal peoples of Europe. The Celtic, the Spanish-Iberian and the Germanic tribes lacked the pomp and grandeur of Rome, but they were fiercely proud of their...
Franz Steiner Verlag, 2010. — 212 p. — (Historia-Einzelschriften 211). Der endgültige Übergang von einer Miliz- zu einer Berufsarmee unter Augustus markiert eine fundamentale Weichenstellung in der römischen Geschichte. Das Ideal einer geringen zentralstaatlichen Verwaltungsintensität mußte im Laufe der folgenden Jahrhunderte Zug um Zug zugunsten von protobürokratischen...
Pen & Sword Military, 2023. — 224 p. Dr Simon Elliott describes eight of the greatest, most decisive of the Roman Empire of the first to third centuries. The list includes battles fought from the highlands of Scotland and the forests of Germany to the deserts of the Middle East. They show how the vaunted Roman legions adapted to extremes of terrain and climate as well as a wide...
Pen & Sword Military, 2023. — 224 p. Dr Simon Elliott describes eight of the greatest, most decisive of the Roman Empire of the first to third centuries. The list includes battles fought from the highlands of Scotland and the forests of Germany to the deserts of the Middle East. They show how the vaunted Roman legions adapted to extremes of terrain and climate as well as a wide...
Pen and Sword Military, 2021. — 208 p. Legio IX Hispana had a long and active history, later founding York from where it guarded the northern frontiers in Britain. But the last evidence for its existence in Britain comes from AD 108. The mystery of their disappearance has inspired debate and imagination for decades. The most popular theory, immortalized in Rosemary Sutcliffe’s...
Pen and Sword Military, 2021. — 208 p. Legio IX Hispana had a long and active history, later founding York from where it guarded the northern frontiers in Britain. But the last evidence for its existence in Britain comes from AD 108. The mystery of their disappearance has inspired debate and imagination for decades. The most popular theory, immortalized in Rosemary Sutcliffe’s...
Casemate, 2018. — 157 p. A concise and entertaining history of the Roman legionary - from the age of Augustus through the heyday of the Roman Empire. The might of Rome rested on the back of its legions; the superbly trained and equipped fighting force with which the imperial Roman army conquered, subdued and ruled an empire for centuries. The legionary soldier served for 20...
Casemate Publishers, 2018. — 157 p. A concise and entertaining history of the Roman legionary - from the age of Augustus through the heyday of the Roman Empire. The might of Rome rested on the back of its legions; the superbly trained and equipped fighting force with which the imperial Roman army conquered, subdued and ruled an empire for centuries. The legionary soldier served...
Pen & Sword Military. 2023. — 176 p. Much has been written about the Roman army and the mighty legions that conquered their empire and then defended it for centuries against all comers. But little has been written about the men and units employed when something more subtle than the march of legions into pitched battle was required. This is the only book available dedicated to...
Pen and Sword, 2022. — 224 p. Gathering together stunning artwork from Graham Sumner’s impressive, expansive portfolio, featuring never-before-seen illustrations from the artist and reminding us of his exceptional ability to bring Ancient Rome to life through painting, this colourful, comprehensive anthology is a must-have for any enthusiast of the period, and of military...
Pen and Sword, 2022. — 224 p. Gathering together stunning artwork from Graham Sumner’s impressive, expansive portfolio, featuring never-before-seen illustrations from the artist and reminding us of his exceptional ability to bring Ancient Rome to life through painting, this colourful, comprehensive anthology is a must-have for any enthusiast of the period, and of military...
Casemate Publishers, 2020. — 304 p. In Romans at War ground-breaking research is presented in an accessible, entertaining, and sumptuously illustrated format, including: - A new consideration of the nature of late Roman military leaders; the author argues they were effectively independent warlords. - Cutting edge research regarding the Severan campaigns to conquer Scotland in...
Oxford: Clarendon Press, 2004. — 330 p. Despite the importance of warfare in the collapse of the Roman Empire, there is no modern, comprehensive study available. This book discusses the practice of warfare in Europe, from both Roman and barbarian perspectives, in the late fourth and early fifth centuries. It analyses the military practices and capabilities of the Romans and...
Malden (USA) – Oxford (UK) – Carlton (Australia): Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 2007. — 601 p. — (Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World). — ISBN13: 978-1-4051-2153-8; ISBN10: 1-4051-2153-X. The guiding principle behind this companion to the Roman army is the belief that the Roman army cannot adequately be described only as an instrument of combat, but must be viewed also as an...
Pen and Sword, 2023. — 192 p. The period covered in this book saw the Roman Republic face its greatest military challenges. In 264 the Romans were pitted against the might of Carthage in the first of the three Punic Wars, which would push Rome to the brink but end with the destruction of this great rival city. In the following two centuries they would clash repeatedly with the...
Pen and Sword, 2023. — 192 p. The period covered in this book saw the Roman Republic face its greatest military challenges. In 264 the Romans were pitted against the might of Carthage in the first of the three Punic Wars, which would push Rome to the brink but end with the destruction of this great rival city. In the following two centuries they would clash repeatedly with the...
Translator: Mike C. Bishop. — Casemate, 2019. — 464 p. Compared to modern standard, the Roman army of the imperial era was surprisingly small. However, when assessed in terms of their various tasks, they by far outstrip modern armies - acting not only as an armed power of the state in external and internal conflicts, but also carrying out functions which nowadays are performed...
Translator: Mike C. Bishop. — Casemate, 2019. — 464 p. Compared to modern standard, the Roman army of the imperial era was surprisingly small. However, when assessed in terms of their various tasks, they by far outstrip modern armies - acting not only as an armed power of the state in external and internal conflicts, but also carrying out functions which nowadays are performed...
Translator: Mike C. Bishop. — Oxbow Books, 2019. — 456 p. Compared to modern standard, the Roman army of the imperial era was surprisingly small. However, when assessed in terms of their various tasks, they by far outstrip modern armies - acting not only as an armed power of the state in external and internal conflicts, but also carrying out functions which nowadays are...
Akadémiai Kiadó, 1983. — 332 p. Epithets formed from the names of reigning emperors, which are known to have been awarded in great numbers between the start of the sole reign of Caracalla, C.E. 212, and the period of Diocletian present a source for the military history of the 3rd century which has hitherto been largely unexploited. The practice followed in awarding these...
Casemate, 2022. — 200 p. The borders of the Roman Empire were frontiers that were often wild and dangerous. The expansion of the empire after the Punic Wars saw the Roman Republic become the dominant force in the Mediterranean as it first took Carthaginian territories in Gaul, Spain and north Africa and then moved into Greece with purpose, subjugating the area and creating two...
Casemate, 2022. — 200 p. The borders of the Roman Empire were frontiers that were often wild and dangerous. The expansion of the empire after the Punic Wars saw the Roman Republic become the dominant force in the Mediterranean as it first took Carthaginian territories in Gaul, Spain and north Africa and then moved into Greece with purpose, subjugating the area and creating two...
Pen and Sword Military, 2017. — 188 p. The military achievements of Lucius Licinius Lucullus (118-57/56 B.C.) have been the subject of admiration and great respect throughout the history of the study of warfare. Yet there have been few studies dedicated to a comprehensive examination of exactly how Lucullus conquered the Roman East and made it a more or less cohesive part of...
Pen & Sword Military, 2020. — 192 p. This volume explores the Roman invasions and military operations in two distinct yet related areas: Mesopotamia and Arabia. In these far-flung regions of the ancient known world, Rome achieved the greatest point of expansion in the history of her Empire. Under the reign of the Emperor Trajan, the Roman Empire reached the point of maximum...
Pen & Sword Military, 2020. — 192 p. This volume explores the Roman invasions and military operations in two distinct yet related areas: Mesopotamia and Arabia. In these far-flung regions of the ancient known world, Rome achieved the greatest point of expansion in the history of her Empire. Under the reign of the Emperor Trajan, the Roman Empire reached the point of maximum...
Pen & Sword Military, 2020. — 192 p. This volume explores the Roman invasions and military operations in two distinct yet related areas: Mesopotamia and Arabia. In these far-flung regions of the ancient known world, Rome achieved the greatest point of expansion in the history of her Empire. Under the reign of the Emperor Trajan, the Roman Empire reached the point of maximum...
Pen & Sword Military, 2020. — 192 p. This volume explores the Roman invasions and military operations in two distinct yet related areas: Mesopotamia and Arabia. In these far-flung regions of the ancient known world, Rome achieved the greatest point of expansion in the history of her Empire. Under the reign of the Emperor Trajan, the Roman Empire reached the point of maximum...
Pen and Sword Military, 2016. — 232 p. A good argument could be made that the Battle of Actium was the most significant military engagement in Roman history. On a bright September day, the naval forces of Octavian clashed with those of Antony and Cleopatra off the coast of western Greece. The victory Octavian enjoyed that day set the state for forty-four years of what would...
Newton Compton Editori, 2019. — 257 p. L’incredibile storia di una delle sfide più ardue di Roma: la battaglia di Strasburgo. La guerra civile che sconvolse l’impero romano d’Occidente tra il 350 e il 353 d.C. lasciò le frontiere indebolite, consentendo alle confederazioni dei Germani stanziate lungo il Reno di occupare parti della Gallia romana. Nel 355 l’imperatore Costanzo...
Newton Compton Editori, 2018. — 252 p. Tra i grandi generali della Storia, Giulio Cesare merita un posto di primo piano. Non fu un innovatore, né un tattico di grande fantasia e genialità, ma la capacità di ottenere il massimo da un esercito, la rapidità d'azione e l'acume in battaglia, l'astuzia e la capacità di rischiare sono doti che solo Napoleone ha potuto vantare in...
Newton Compton Editori, 2012. — 257 p. Dalle guerre sannitiche alle invasioni barbariche l'antica Roma fu protagonista di molte battaglie decisive per la storia dell'umanità. In questo volume, trionfali vittorie si alternano a drammatiche disfatte, in una avvincente successione di brillanti condottieri e improvvisati strateghi, dì ciascuno dei quali apprendiamo caratteristiche...
Clarendon Press, 1998. — 328 p. This detailed examination of the way in which the Roman army operated during a war and how it fought a battle breaks away from existing studies, which mostly concentrate on the army in peacetime, and attempts to understand the army as an institution whose ultimate purpose was to wage war. Adrian Goldsworthy explores the influence of the Roman...
Osprey Publishing, 2018. — 192 p. The Roman Empire was the greatest the world has ever seen, and its legendary military might was the foundation of this success. This compact volume tells the fascinating story of the major conflicts that shaped the empire, from Julius Caesar's bloody Gallic Wars and the Civil War against Pompey that left the victorious Caesar Dictator of Rome,...
Osprey Publishing, 2018. — 192 p. The Roman Empire was the greatest the world has ever seen, and its legendary military might was the foundation of this success. This compact volume tells the fascinating story of the major conflicts that shaped the empire, from Julius Caesar's bloody Gallic Wars and the Civil War against Pompey that left the victorious Caesar Dictator of Rome,...
Basic Books, 2023. — 592 p. The Roman empire was like no other. Stretching from the north of Britain to the Sahara, and from the Atlantic coast to the Euphrates, it imposed peace and prosperity on an unprecedented scale. Its only true rival lay in the east, where the Parthian and then Persian empires ruled over great cities and the trade routes to mysterious lands beyond. This...
Basic Books, 2023. — 592 p. The Roman empire was like no other. Stretching from the north of Britain to the Sahara, and from the Atlantic coast to the Euphrates, it imposed peace and prosperity on an unprecedented scale. Its only true rival lay in the east, where the Parthian and then Persian empires ruled over great cities and the trade routes to mysterious lands beyond. This...
Brill, 2022. — 234 p. — (The Brill Reference Library of Judaism 72). According to Raúl González Salinero, the plurality of religious expressions within Judaism prior to the predominance of the rabbinical current disproves the assumption according to which some Jewish customs and precepts (especially the Sabbath) prevented Jews from joining the Roman army without renouncing...
Brill, 2022. — 234 p. — (The Brill Reference Library of Judaism 72). According to Raúl González Salinero, the plurality of religious expressions within Judaism prior to the predominance of the rabbinical current disproves the assumption according to which some Jewish customs and precepts (especially the Sabbath) prevented Jews from joining the Roman army without renouncing...
Oświęcim: Napoleon V, 2012. — 245 s. — ISBN 9788361324997 Minął czas, kiedy w historii wojskowej okresu Cesarstwa dopatrywano się stale postępującego upadku starorzymskich instytucji. Przeciwnie, musimy doszukiwać się w niej dwóch zdecydowanie różnych epok, z których każda miała swój okres rozkwitu i upadku. Początek pierwszego okresu i jednocześnie jego rozkwit wiąże się...
Oxford University Press, 2013. — 430 p. Blood of the Provinces is the first fully comprehensive study of the largest part of the Roman army, the auxilia. This non-citizen force constituted more than half of Rome's celebrated armies and was often the military presence in some of its territories. Diverse in origins, character, and culture, they played an essential role in...
Oxford University Press, 2022. — 336 p. Why did Julius Caesar come to Britain? His own account suggests that he invaded to quell a resistance of Gallic sympathizers in the region of modern-day Kent - but there must have been personal and divine aspirations behind the expeditions in 55 and 54 BCE. To the ancients, the Ocean was a body of water that circumscribed the known world,...
Oxford University Press, 2022. — 336 p. Why did Julius Caesar come to Britain? His own account suggests that he invaded to quell a resistance of Gallic sympathizers in the region of modern-day Kent - but there must have been personal and divine aspirations behind the expeditions in 55 and 54 BCE. To the ancients, the Ocean was a body of water that circumscribed the known world,...
Oxford University Press, 2022. — 336 p. Why did Julius Caesar come to Britain? His own account suggests that he invaded to quell a resistance of Gallic sympathizers in the region of modern-day Kent - but there must have been personal and divine aspirations behind the expeditions in 55 and 54 BCE. To the ancients, the Ocean was a body of water that circumscribed the known world,...
Oxford University Press, 2022. — 336 p. Why did Julius Caesar come to Britain? His own account suggests that he invaded to quell a resistance of Gallic sympathizers in the region of modern-day Kent - but there must have been personal and divine aspirations behind the expeditions in 55 and 54 BCE. To the ancients, the Ocean was a body of water that circumscribed the known world,...
University of Vienna, 2012. — 122 p. Tacitus beschreibt in seinem Geschichtswerk wiederholt Persönlichkeiten, deren Wirken in engem Zusammenhang mit der Geschichte des Imperium Romanum steht. Er folgt damit Cicero de or. 2, 63, der verlangt, dass von den Handlungsträgern der Geschichte, sofern es sich um wichtige Personen handelt, nicht nur deren Leistungen sondern auch das...
Osprey Publishing, 2022. — 377 p. It took little more than a single generation for the centuries-old Roman Empire to fall. In those critical decades, while Christians and pagans, legions and barbarians, generals and politicians squabbled over dwindling scraps of power, two men - former comrades on the battlefield - rose to prominence on opposite sides of the great game of...
Boppard am Rhein: Boldt, 1991 — 272 S. — (Wehrwissenschaftliche Forschungen: Abteilung militärgeschichtliche Studien 35) Die Untersuchung des römischen Heeres ist schon unter systematischen Gesichtspunkten besonders deshalb interessant, weil in diesem großen, seit Augustus definitiv stehenden Militärapparat Strukturen und Traditionen entwickelt wurden, die in neuzeitlichen...
Pen and Sword Military, 2021. — 288 p. Much of Constantine I’s claim to lasting fame rests upon his sponsorship of Christianity, and many works have been published assessing whether his apparent conversion was a real religious experience or a cynical political maneuver. However his path to sole rule of the Roman Empire depended more upon the ruthless application of military...
Pen and Sword Military, 2023. — 274 p. There is no doubt that Rome developed one of the most efficient and successful military systems of the ancient world. The famous legions conquered from the Atlantic to the Euphrates, from the Scottish Highlands to the sands of the Sahara, defeating all manner of enemies. Although their victories were many, they were never invincible and...
Pen and Sword Military, 2023. — 274 p. There is no doubt that Rome developed one of the most efficient and successful military systems of the ancient world. The famous legions conquered from the Atlantic to the Euphrates, from the Scottish Highlands to the sands of the Sahara, defeating all manner of enemies. Although their victories were many, they were never invincible and...
Pickle Partners Publishing, 2014. — 50 p. This paper analyzes the Second Punic War using the Contextual and Operational Elements found in the Campaign Planning Model to determine how Rome and Carthage conducted the war, and whether they maintained congruency as each respective country pursued their national objective. It examines how they selected their grand strategy, and how...
Gorgias Press, 2013. — 170 p. The consilium, or advisory council, played an important role in the everyday activities of the Roman magistrate in his role as military commander. This work is an in-depth look at the commander's consilium from its first depicted appearances in the accounts of the legendary period to 31 BC. The concilium adapted to meet changing needs and serves to...
Cambridge University Press, 2023. — 228 p. This book presents a new history of the leadership, organization, and disposition of the field armies of the east Roman empire between Julian (361–363) and Herakleios (610–641). To date, scholars studying this topic have privileged a poorly understood document, the Notitia dignitatum, and imposed it on the entire period from 395 to...
Archaeopress, 2023. — 110 p. — (Archaeopress Roman Archaeology 108). Slingers were an element in the Roman army over many centuries. Their activities are frequently reported in literary accounts of battles and sieges during the civil wars of the Late Republic. Sling bullets, in stone, clay and lead, have been found at many scenes of conflict. Lead bullets often bear brief...
Third Edition. — Cardiff: Crown Building, 2003. — 56 p.; ill. — ISBN 1 85760 1 59 9. A History of Roman lsca In Search of I sea The Legion and its Fortress The Foundation of lsca The Second Legion and the Occupation of Caerleon The Layout of the Fortress A Tour of Roman lsca The Fortress Baths The Amphitheatre The South-West Defences The Prysg Field Barracks Features Roman...
München: utzverlag, 2020. — 537 p. — (Münchner Studien zur Alten Welt 18). Unsere wichtigste Quelle für die Militärgeschichte der römischen Republik ist der augusteische Geschichtsschreiber T. Livius, von dessen Werk ‚ab urbe condita“ die Bücher XXI bis XLV für die Zeit des 2. Punischen Krieges (218–201 v. Chr.) bis zum Ende des 3. Makedonischen Krieges 167 v. Chr. erhalten...
CNRS éditions, 2021. — 500 p. La fascination publique pour César semble éternelle. Personnalité hors norme, faiseur de mondes, il a suscité une littérature immense souvent bien éloignée de la réalité du personnage. L'historien Yann Le Bohec, grand spécialiste de l'armée romaine, réunit et met à jour ici ses recherches sur le fameux chef de guerre. Ni biographie, ni étude...
Routledge, 2000. — 344 p. Now available in paperback, The Imperial Roman Army looks at the structure and development of the army between the Republic and the Late Empire, examining why the army has always been accorded such a prominent position in the history of the Roman Empire, and whether that view is justified. The book is divided into three sections. The author first...
Cambridge University Press, 2020. — 200 p. Warfare was a recurrent phenomenon of fundamental importance throughout Roman history. Its scale and form varied across time and place, but it had wide-ranging impacts on politics, society and economy. This book focuses on important themes in the interplay between warfare and these broader contexts, including attitudes to war and...
Cambridge University Press, 2020. — 200 p. Warfare was a recurrent phenomenon of fundamental importance throughout Roman history. Its scale and form varied across time and place, but it had wide-ranging impacts on politics, society and economy. This book focuses on important themes in the interplay between warfare and these broader contexts, including attitudes to war and...
Institut français d'archéologie orientale, 1918. — 586 p. — (Mémoires publiés par les membres de l'Institut français d'archéologie orientale du Caire 41.1). Voici l'ouvrage que nous annoncions en publiant, il y a cinq ans, notre thèse sur Les Institutions militaires de l'Egypte sous les Lagides. Point n'est besoin, ce semble, d'insister sur l'intérêt que présente l'étude de...
University of Michigan Press, 2013. — viii + 247 p. Roman siege warfare had its own structure and customs, and expectations both by the besieged and by the attacking army. Sieges are typically sorted by the techniques and technologies that attackers used, but the more fruitful approach offered in Roman Siege Warfare examines the way a siege follows or diverges from typical...
Brill, 2024. — 536 p. — (History of Warfare, vol. 144). The Roman army represented an important social and organizational reference model for the Romano-Barbarian societies, which progressively replaced the Western Empire in the transition from Late Antiquity to Early Middle Ages. The great flexibility of the decision-making and organizational solutions used by the Roman army...
BAR Publishing, 2006. — 295 p. This study of legio XX Valeria Victrix combines a personal, historical and archaeological approach to the study of the legion (roughly the first four centuries after Christ) as a whole. Epigraphic and historical evidence is presented for all those individuals known to have served with the Twentieth Legion in their various capacities. Sources are...
Left Coast Press, 1983. — 184 p. This volume describes the pattern of recruitment of soldiers to the Roman legions and the settlement of legion veterans in Roman colonies during the period of the principate. This work began as a study of the settlement of legionary veterans during the Principate. Its aim was to discover why legionary veterans were settled in colonies, when such...
Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2010. — 295 p. Gaius Marius (157-86B) was one of the most innovative and influential commanders of antiquity. With Marius in command of its legions, Rome prevailed on the battlefields of North Africa and defeated a two-pronged invasion of the Italian peninsula by 300,000 migrating Germanic tribesmen. The reason for this success was a series of...
Pen and Sword Military, 2023. — 224 p. Partly as a result of poor commanders and partly because the Romans had an innate and misguided belief in the invincibility of their legions, the first battles against the Cimbri were a series of disasters. These culminated in the Battle of Arausio in 105 BC when two Roman armies were utterly destroyed. Rome finally realized that their...
Pen and Sword Military, 2023. — 208 p. Partly as a result of poor commanders and partly because the Romans had an innate and misguided belief in the invincibility of their legions, the first battles against the Cimbri were a series of disasters. These culminated in the Battle of Arausio in 105 BC when two Roman armies were utterly destroyed. Rome finally realized that their...
Pen and Sword, 2010. — 208 p. In the late 3rd century BC, while Rome struggled for her very survival against the Carthaginians in the Second Punic War, Philip V of Macedon allied with Hannibal in pursuit of his dream for a new Macedonian empire. Once Carthage was defeated, however, the Roman army for the first time turned its full attention to the Greek world. The stage was set...
Pen and Sword, 2013. — 208 p. When, after a brutal civil war, the dictator Sulla took power in Rome (82 BC), among the many who refused to accept his rule was a young army officer called Quintus Sertorius. Sertorius fled, first to Africa and then to Spain, where he made common cause with the native people who had been savagely oppressed by a succession of corrupt Roman...
University of California Press, 1992. — 304 p. The growth and stability of the Roman world depended, to a large degree, on the continuing success of its armies. Emperors could rise and fall through the intervention of the military, by whom new territories were conquered, an extensive empire acquired, its frontiers guarded and external enemies repulsed. The remarkable success...
Pen and Sword Military, 2024. — 250 p. National armies, as we know them today, are a comparatively recent development. It has been assumed that the Romans had an army similar to the national institutions of advanced, almost exclusively European, powers at the end of the nineteenth century. But the assumption was wrong as is the belief that changes seen in the armies can be...
Osprey Publishing, 2012. — 280 p. The image of the Roman legionary is as familiar today as it was to the citizens - and enemies - of the vast Roman Empire two thousand years ago. This book goes beyond the stereotypes found in popular culture to examine the Roman Army from the first armed citizens of the early Republic through the glorious heights of the Imperial legions to the...
Université Michel de Montaigne - Bordeaux III, 2014. — 619 p. In his reference book L'Empire romain en mutation des Sévères à Constantin (192-337 p.C.), Jean-Michel Carrié evokes changes in the late Roman army. He notes that “tasks of border patrols and the need of quick intervention in threatened areas imposed a better mobility”. Echoing to twentieth-century historiography, he...
Pen & Sword Military, 2024. — 272 p. Inside the Roman Legions aims to tell the story of the Roman soldier through a holistic, empathetic examination of what the experience of military service in the Middle Republic was really like. It traces real examples of soldiers described in the ancient sources to reveal how they travelled, how they were organized and what campaign...
Pen & Sword Military, 2024. — 272 p. Inside the Roman Legions aims to tell the story of the Roman soldier through a holistic, empathetic examination of what the experience of military service in the Middle Republic was really like. It traces real examples of soldiers described in the ancient sources to reveal how they travelled, how they were organized and what campaign...
2. Edition. — C.H.Beck, 2010. — 128 s. Im Jahre 9 n.Chr. werden drei römische Legionen unter dem Feldherrn Publius Quinctilius Varus in einen von germanischen Stämmen gelegten Hinterhalt gelockt und vollständig aufgerieben - ein schwerer Schlag für das Imperium Romanum und seine Expansionsbestrebungen in Germanien. Dieser Band bietet einen kompetenten Überblick über...
University of Pennsylvania, 2017. — 426 p. This dissertation offers a new analysis of the activities of the Roman army in the Balkan peninsula between 200 BC, when the Romans declared war on Macedon and took a land army to Illyria, and 168 BC, when the Romans decisively defeated the Macedonians at the Battle of Pydna. This is derived from a close reading of ancient sources...
Osprey Publishing, 2009. — 224 p. From the author of Ancient and Medieval Siege Weapons (Lyons Press), Konstantin Nossov, comes this eye-opening new study of one of the most popular pastimes of ancient Rome. This detailed, highly readable guide introduces readers to every aspect of the gladiator phenomenon: from the types of equipment the different classes of gladiator used-to the...
Seria: Historyczen Bitwy. Tom 198. Wydawnictwo Bellona Historia wojen Rzymu przeciwko plemionom barbarzyńskim za panowania cesarza Marka Aureliusza w 162+185 latach. История маркоманских воен 162-185 гг.до н.е. Марка Аврелия против варварских племен. Історія маркоманських війн 162-185 рр. за панування імператора Марка Аврелія проти варварських германських та сарматських племен...
Pen & Sword Military, 2021. — 352 p. The Long War for Britannia is unique. It recounts some two centuries of 'lost' British history, while providing decisive proof that the early records for this period are the very opposite of 'fake news'. The book shows that the discrepancies in dates claimed by many scholars are illusory. Every early source originally recorded the same...
ABC-CLIO Inc, 2006. — 383 pages. Written by a leading authority on Roman military history, this fascinating volume spans over a thousand years as it offers a memorable picture of one of the world's most noted fighting forces, paying special attention to the life of the common soldier. Southern here illuminates the Roman army's history, culture, and organization, providing...
Peeters, 2022. — 801 p. Ce livre consacre a l'histoire de la cavalerie romaine s'interesse principalement a l'evolution du recrutement, de l'organisation, du deploiement tactique et des modes de combat des troupes montees entre la fin de l'epoque republicaine et le VIe siecle ap. J.-C. L'importance croissante de la cavalerie marque en effet une rupture essentielle dans...
Pen and Sword Military, 2021. — 336 p. In AD 132 began the bloody struggle between two strong-willed leaders over who would rule a nation. One was Hadrian, the cosmopolitan ruler of the vast Roman Empire, then at its zenith, who some regarded as divine; the other was Shim'on, a Jewish military leader in a district of a minor province, who some believed to be the 'King Messiah'....
Pen and Sword Military, 2021. — 336 p. In AD 132 began the bloody struggle between two strong-willed leaders over who would rule a nation. One was Hadrian, the cosmopolitan ruler of the vast Roman Empire, then at its zenith, who some regarded as divine; the other was Shim'on, a Jewish military leader in a district of a minor province, who some believed to be the 'King Messiah'....
Pen and Sword Military, 2021. — 336 p. In AD 132 began the bloody struggle between two strong-willed leaders over who would rule a nation. One was Hadrian, the cosmopolitan ruler of the vast Roman Empire, then at its zenith, who some regarded as divine; the other was Shim'on, a Jewish military leader in a district of a minor province, who some believed to be the 'King Messiah'....
Salerno, 2018. — 232 p. La storia spesso trascura di raccontare in modo adeguato la vita di uomini illustri che restano singolarmente sullo sfondo degli avvenimenti, e questo è il caso di Ezio, l'ultimo grande generale di Roma, la cui biografia può essere si ricostruita ma con forti lacune che ne lasciano spesso intravvedere soltanto un'arida successione di avvenimenti. Non...
Pen and Sword Military, 2017. — 288 p. Many books have been written on the Second Punic War and Hannibal in particular but few give much space to his campaigns in the years from 213 – 203 BC’. Most studies concentrate on Hannibal’s series of stunning victories in the early stages of the war, culminating at Cannae in 216 BC, then refocus on the activities of his nemesis, Scipio...
Arms & Armour Press, 1975. — 200 p. A comprehensive and authoritative study on Roman military equipment: helmets and armor, that established the classifications for all scholars to follow.
Newcastle upon Tyne: Frank Graham, 1980. - 40 pgs. Roman military personal equipment was produced in large numbers to established patterns, and it was used in an established way. These standard patterns and uses were called the res militaris or disciplina . Its regular practice during the Roman Republic and Roman Empire led to military excellence and victory. The general word...
Luca Cristini Editore, 2019. — 88 p. The Roman army during the Second Punic War, a citizen army, developed also in parallel a professional army, the legiones cannenses or the Cannae’s legions, formed by the veterans of the battle of Cannae (216 BCE). These units showed the same characteristics of the Late Republic and Imperial Roman army already one hundred years before the...
V&R unipress; Vienna University Press, 2022. — 167 S. Augustus sprach den als Soldaten dienenden Haussöhnen ein Testierrecht über jene Vermögenswerte zu, welche sie im Militär erworben haben (militärisches Sondergut – peculium castrense). Dies erwies sich als erster Schritt weg von der rigiden Haus- und Vermögensgewalt römischer Väter in Richtung einer vermögensrechtlichen...
Cambridge University Press, 2009. — 310 p. Roman Warfare surveys the history of Rome s fighting forces from their inception in the 7th century BCE to the fall of the Western Empire in the 5th century CE. In non-technical, lively language, Jonathan Roth examines the evolution of Roman war over its thousand-year history. He highlights the changing arms and equipment of the...
Brill, 2021. — 341 p. — (History of Warfare 136). Battlefield Emotions in Late Antiquity is the first work to offer a comprehensive analysis of morale and fear. Łukasz Różycki deeply examines Roman military treatises to illustrate the ancient methods of manipulating the human psyche.
Pen and Sword Military, 2018. — 352 p. From the moment its last king was expelled (traditionally in 753) the Roman republic had to fight for its very survival. Centuries of almost continuous warfare saw Rome's armies evolve in response to a wide variety of threats which were met with mixed fortunes though always with ultimate success. As defense of the homeland turned to...
Pen and Sword Military, 2018. — 352 p. From the moment its last king was expelled (traditionally in 753) the Roman republic had to fight for its very survival. Centuries of almost continuous warfare saw Rome's armies evolve in response to a wide variety of threats which were met with mixed fortunes though always with ultimate success. As defense of the homeland turned to...
Pen and Sword Military, 2018. — 352 p. From the moment its last king was expelled (traditionally in 753) the Roman republic had to fight for its very survival. Centuries of almost continuous warfare saw Rome's armies evolve in response to a wide variety of threats which were met with mixed fortunes though always with ultimate success. As defense of the homeland turned to...
Pen and Sword Military, 2021. — 320 p. Despite Rome’s conquest of the Mediterranean, by the turn of the first century BC, Rome’s influence barely stretched into the East. In the century since Rome’s defeat of the Seleucid Empire in the 180s BC, the East was dominated by the rise of new empires: Parthia, Armenia and Pontus, each vying to recreate the glories of the Persian...
Pen and Sword Military, 2022. — 248 p. In 49 BC the Roman Republic collapsed once more into bloody civil war. At the heart of this war lay the two greatest living Roman commanders, and former allies, Pompey the Great and Julius Caesar, each having built their own factions within the Roman oligarchy and refusing to compromise. The subsequent civil war would be fought for control...
Pen and Sword Military, 2022. — 248 p. In 49 BC the Roman Republic collapsed once more into bloody civil war. At the heart of this war lay the two greatest living Roman commanders, and former allies, Pompey the Great and Julius Caesar, each having built their own factions within the Roman oligarchy and refusing to compromise. The subsequent civil war would be fought for control...
Pen and Sword Military, 2022. — 248 p. In 49 BC the Roman Republic collapsed once more into bloody civil war. At the heart of this war lay the two greatest living Roman commanders, and former allies, Pompey the Great and Julius Caesar, each having built their own factions within the Roman oligarchy and refusing to compromise. The subsequent civil war would be fought for control...
Pen and Sword Military, 2022. — 248 p. In 49 BC the Roman Republic collapsed once more into bloody civil war. At the heart of this war lay the two greatest living Roman commanders, and former allies, Pompey the Great and Julius Caesar, each having built their own factions within the Roman oligarchy and refusing to compromise. The subsequent civil war would be fought for control...
Cambridge University Press, 1930. — 352 p. There has recently appeared a book which deals with Scipio's military campaigns in the Second Punic War from the angle of modern war, but which is perhaps not based on a very critical use of the sources. The importance of Scipio's Spanish campaign has not always been adequately emphasised in recent literature or its difficulties...
Blandford Pr, 1988. — 162 p. The Roman army was one of the most successful fighting machines in the history of the world. Its organisation and deployment throughout Europe and the Middle East was one of the ancient world's greatest military achievements. In his text, Michael Simkins traces the development of the Roman soldier, his weaponry, his armour and those methods of...
Ozymandias Press, 2018. — 350 p. Hardly had Pyrrhus turned his back for the last time on Italy when the first note of war between the Romans and the Carthaginians, who had so recently formed an alliance against him, was sounded. It came, as was to be expected, from that fair island which, by its position, seemed to belong half to Europe, half to Africa, and from that point in...
Archaeopress, 2000. — 572 p. Cohortes - these all-infantry units were modelled on the cohorts of the legions, with the same officers and sub-units. They were typically considered to be more of a light infantry than proper legionaries. Some auxiliaries may however have been equipped with the lorica segmentata, the most sophisticated legionary body-armour, although scholars...
Tempus Pub Ltd, 2001. — 148 p. As a result of both internal and external pressures on the Empire, the third century was a period of transition and transformation for the Roman army. It saw changes in its role, organization and equipment. Having looked briefly at the role and the tactical organisation of the army, I.P. Stephenson deals systematically with defensive equipment...
Tempus Pub Ltd, 2003. — 146 p. Drawing on written records, coins, inscriptions, and other archaeological evidence, the authors present a detailed picture of how the Roman cavalryman and his horse were equipped.
Pen & Sword History, 2023. — 224 p. This is the first in depth study on the history of Legio VI Victrix in Britain. Brought over from Germany in 122 to assist in the building of Hadrian's Wall the Sixth Legion remained in Britain until the end of Roman rule. The book will investigate the changing military organisation, weapons and warfare as well as the many auxiliary units...
Pen & Sword History, 2023. — 224 p. This is the first in depth study on the history of Legio VI Victrix in Britain. Brought over from Germany in 122 to assist in the building of Hadrian's Wall the Sixth Legion remained in Britain until the end of Roman rule. The book will investigate the changing military organisation, weapons and warfare as well as the many auxiliary units...
Pen and Sword Military, 2020. — 336 p. This is a narrative military history of the emperors Lucius Domitius Aurelianus (‘Aurelian’, reigned 270-275) and Marcus Aurelius Probus (276-282) which also includes the other reigns between the years 268 and 285. It shows how these two remarkable emperors were chiefly responsible for the Empire surviving and emerging largely intact from...
Pen and Sword, 2017. — 368 p. Caracalla has one of the worst reputations of any Roman Emperor. Many ancient historians were very hostile and Edward Gibbon later dubbed him ‘the common enemy of mankind’. Yet his reign was considered by at least one Roman author to be the apogee of the Roman Empire. Guilty of many murders and massacres (including his own brother, ex-wife and...
Pen and Sword Military, 2024. — 552 p. Late Roman Combat Tactics by Dr. Ilkka Syvänne is essential reading for anyone seeking to understand land combat in the period from the Tetrarchy to the death of Heraclius, a period when the Romans faced serious and growing military threats on many fronts. The author’s detailed analysis provides the reader with a complete understanding of...
Pen and Sword, 2019. — 320 p. This is the second volume in an ambitious series giving the reader a comprehensive narrative of late Roman military history from СЕ 284-641. Each volume (7 are planned) gives a detailed account of the changes in organization, equipment, strategy and tactics among both the Roman forces and her enemies in the relevant period, while also giving a...
Pen and Sword, 2021. — 384 p. This ambitious series gives the reader a comprehensive narrative of late Roman military history from 284-641. Each volume gives a detailed account of the changes in organization, equipment, strategy and tactics among both the Roman forces and her enemies in the relevant period, while also giving a detailed but accessible account of the campaigns...
Pen and Sword Military, 2020. — 272 p. The Military History of Late Rome, 425-457 analyses in great detail how the Romans coped with the challenge posed by masses of Huns in a situation in which the Germanic tribes had gained a permanent foothold in the territories of West Rome. This analysis reassesses the strategy and tactics of the period. The book shows how cooperation...
Pen and Sword, 2021. — 328 p. The Military History of Late Rome Volume, 457-518 provides a fresh, new look into the events that led to the collapse of West Rome, while East Rome not only survived but went on to prosper despite a series of major defeats that included, most notably, the catastrophic campaign against the Vandals in 468. The author explains what mistakes the West...
Pen and Sword Military, 2024. — 536 p. Аn analysis of Roman military strategies and adaptations from the Tetrarchy to Heraclius. Late Roman Combat Tactics by Dr. Ilkka Syvänne is essential reading for anyone seeking to understand land combat in the period from the Tetrarchy to the death of Heraclius, a period when the Romans faced serious and growing military threats on many...
Pen and Sword Books, 2017. — 288 p. In a single volume, Roman Republic at War catalogues and offers a brief description of every significant battle fought by the Roman Republic between 480 and 31 BC (and most of the minor ones too). The information in each entry is drawn exclusively from Ancient texts, in order to offer a brief description of each battle based solely on the...
Pen and Sword Books, 2017. — 288 p. In a single volume, Roman Republic at War catalogues and offers a brief description of every significant battle fought by the Roman Republic between 480 and 31 BC (and most of the minor ones too). The information in each entry is drawn exclusively from Ancient texts, in order to offer a brief description of each battle based solely on the...
Pen and Sword Military, 2016. — 224 p. In a single volume, Roman Empire at War catalogues and offers a brief description of every significant battle fought by the Roman Empire from Augustus to Justinian I (and most of the minor ones too). The information in each entry is drawn exclusively from Ancient, Late Antique, and Early Medieval texts, in order to offer a brief...
University of Texas Press, 2022. — 256 p. By the middle of the second century BCE, after nearly one hundred years of warfare, Rome had exerted its control over the entire Mediterranean world, forcing the other great powers of the region - Carthage, Macedonia, Egypt, and the Seleucid empire - to submit militarily and financially. But how, despite its relative poverty and its...
Verlag des Römisch-Germanischen Zentralmuseums, 2011. — 664 S. — (Monographien des RGZM 91). Die römische Armee verfügte über ein komplexes Signalwesen, das akustische und optische Hilfsmittel – Blasinstrument und Feldzeichen – für eine schnelle Übermittlung von Befehlen nutzte. Die hierbei verwendeten Standarten, die signa militaria, waren aber keine reinen...
Amberley Publishing, 2016. — 208 p. The Roman military is an iconic, ancient institution; everybody is familiar with the image of fearsome Roman soldiers marching in their famous columns. In this book, Roman military experts John and Hilary Travis turn their attention to the shields used by the historic Roman stalwarts, drawing on their expertise, their wealth of illustrated...
Pen and Sword Military, 2025. — 296 p. This comprehensive work details the auxiliary units of Roman Britain, covering their histories, movements, campaigns, and notable members. The majority of work on Roman Britain's military focuses on the legions, with much less attention paid to the auxilia, even though the latter formed the vast majority of the manpower. The auxiliary...
Pen and Sword Military, 2015. — 192 p. It took the Romans almost exactly 200 years to conquer the Iberian Peninsula (modern Spain and Portugal). The skillful and tenacious resistance of the various inhabitants, utilizing superior mobility in the rugged terrain to wage a guerrilla war, made the region the graveyard of many a Roman army. But the lessons, though painful, were...
Pen and Sword Military, 2015. — 192 p. It took the Romans almost exactly 200 years to conquer the Iberian Peninsula (modern Spain and Portugal). The skillful and tenacious resistance of the various inhabitants, utilizing superior mobility in the rugged terrain to wage a guerrilla war, made the region the graveyard of many a Roman army. But the lessons, though painful, were...
University of Kansas, 2016. — 75 p. Tacitus’ Annales present a comprehensive account of the formative early years of the Roman principate. Though the effects of the change from republic to principate are most frequently made evident through Tacitus’ portrayal of politics in the city of Rome itself, his illustration of the change of the military’s role under the principate also...
Franz Steiner Verlag, 1999. — 262 p. Seit den Tagen des ersten Prinzeps Augustus standen permanent ca. 450.000 Mann unter Roms Fahnen. Als gut ausgebildete Berufssoldaten stellten sie ihre Fähigkeiten im Rahmen der Expansion des Imperium Romanum wie in Zeiten innerer und äußerer Bedrohungen unter Beweis. Rom dankte seinen Soldaten ihr Eintreten nicht nur mit regelmäßigen...
Wiley-Blackwell, 2020. — 304 p. This book introduces readers to three historical Roman soldiers - Titus Pullo from the late republic, Aurelius Polion from the high imperial era, and Flavius Aemilianus from late antiquity. The three men inspire the themes and chronological organization of the text. Drawing on a wide and diverse body of evidence, the author charts their lives...
Wiley-Blackwell, 2020. — 304 p. This book introduces readers to three historical Roman soldiers - Titus Pullo from the late republic, Aurelius Polion from the high imperial era, and Flavius Aemilianus from late antiquity. The three men inspire the themes and chronological organization of the text. Drawing on a wide and diverse body of evidence, the author charts their lives...
Wiley-Blackwell, 2020. — 304 p. This book introduces readers to three historical Roman soldiers - Titus Pullo from the late republic, Aurelius Polion from the high imperial era, and Flavius Aemilianus from late antiquity. The three men inspire the themes and chronological organization of the text. Drawing on a wide and diverse body of evidence, the author charts their lives...
BAR Publishing, 2016. — 135 p. — (BAR International Series 2825). This book is a military organisational history of the Roman Empire on the lower Danube from the emperor Augustus (r. 27 BC-AD 14) to the emperor Severus Alexander (r. AD 222-235). Using a diverse body of evidence, from Roman military diplomas to funerary inscriptions and literary sources, the book looks at...
Brill, 2021. — 208 p. — (History of Warfare, Vol. 134). In Procopius on Soldiers and Military Institutions in the Sixth-Century Roman Empire , Conor Whately examines Procopius’ coverage of rank-and-file soldiers in his three works, the Wars, Buildings, and Secret History. By evaluating his accounts alongside other comparative evidence, such as the edicts of Anastasius,...
Osprey Publishing, 2002. — 95 p. In the early third century CE the Roman Empire was a force to be reckoned with, controlling vast territories and wielding enormous political power from Scotland to the Sahara. 400 years later this mighty Empire was falling apart in the face of successive problems that the rulers failed to deal with. In this challenging new volume Michael Whitby...
Lerner Publications, 1977. — 51 p. Explains the organization and structure of the Roman imperial army of 100 C.E. and the daily life of a professional soldier in the Roman empire. The Roman Army is a wonderful little book. I say little because it is only about 50 pages, but those pages are packed full of information, and colorful illustrations. Wilkes provides accurate details...
Brill, 2019. — 344 S. — (Mnemosyne, Supplements 433; Mnemosyne, Supplements, History and Archaeology of Classical Antiquity 433). Während sich Rom schon in der späten Republik zur wichtigsten Seemacht des Mittelmeers entwickelte, läßt sich erstmals im frühen Prinzipat in den Gewässern Nordwesteuropas beobachten, daß Rom das gesamte Spektrum der Operationen zur See beherrschte...
М.: Яуза, Эксмо, 2008. — 320 с. Новая книга В.Горончаровского - подробный и увлекательный рассказ о кровавом ремесле гладиаторов, об их обучении и вооружении, воинских обычаях и различных стиляъ боя, нпградах и наказаниях, о стоимости бойцов и их шансах уцелеть, об их жизни и смерти - как на арене, так и на полях сражений.
Москва: Центрполиграф, 2015. — 656 с. — ISBN: 978-5-227-06185-0. Новый труд известного австралийского писателя Дандо-Коллинза, автора многих книг по истории Античности, посвящен имперским легионам Рима. Автор собрал и систематизировал сведения обо всех легионах Рима начиная с момента создания каждого из них, проследил их боевой путь, отмечая успехи и поражения в битвах....
Москва: Центрполиграф, 2015. — 656 с. — ISBN: 978-5-227-06185-0. Новый труд известного австралийского писателя Дандо-Коллинза, автора многих книг по истории Античности, посвящен имперским легионам Рима. Автор собрал и систематизировал сведения обо всех легионах Рима начиная с момента создания каждого из них, проследил их боевой путь, отмечая успехи и поражения в битвах....
Москва: Центрполиграф, 2015. — 640 с.: ил. — ISBN: 978-5-227-06185-0. Изображение очень хорошего качества с текстовым слоем и закладками . Книга австралийского писателя Дандо-Коллинза посвящена имперским легионам Рима. Автор собрал и систематизировал сведения обо всех легионах Рима начиная с момента создания каждого из них, проследил их боевой путь, отмечая успехи и поражения в...
Монография. — Ярославль: Ярославский государственный университет им. П.Г. Демидова (ЯрГУ), 2011. — 230 с. Предлагаемая вниманию читателей работа представляет собой оригинальное исследование разведывательной организации Римского государства. Подробно рассмотрены элементы римской разведывательной системы: способы добывания, сохранения и использования информации военного и...
М.: Центрполиграф, 2010. - 448 с.
ISBN 978-5-9524-4537-6
Эта книга - всестороннее исследование возникновения и развития военного дела в Древнем Риме от эпохи царей до периода правления солдатских императоров. В ней гармонично сочетаются обширные исторические материалы, тексты античных авторов и последние теории современных историков. Каждый из разделов книги содержит...
М.: Центрполиграф, 2010. - 448 с.
ISBN: 978-5-9524-4537-6
Эта книга - всестороннее исследование возникновения и развития военного дела в Древнем Риме от эпохи царей до периода правления солдатских императоров. В ней гармонично сочетаются обширные исторические материалы, тексты античных авторов и последние теории современных историков. Каждый из разделов книги содержит богатейший...
М.: Центрполиграф, 2010. — 448 с. — ISBN: 978-5-9524-4537-6. Эта книга - всестороннее исследование возникновения и развития военного дела в Древнем Риме от эпохи царей до периода правления солдатских императоров. В ней гармонично сочетаются обширные исторические материалы, тексты античных авторов и последние теории современных историков. Каждый из разделов книги содержит...
Нижний Новгород: Издательство Нижегородского государственного университета им. Н. И. Лобачевского, 2000. - 236 c. Книга посвящена исследованию социально-политических и военно-этнических традиций римской императорской армии. Эти традиции трактуются как противоречивое единство древних полисно-республиканских установлений и реалий профессионального войска, представляющего собой...
СПб.: Филологический факультет СПбГУ; Акра, 2006. – 440 с. – (Исторические исследования). ISBN: 5-84-650-624-4 (Филол. фак-т СПбГУ) ISBN: 5-93762-045-3 (Изд-во «Акра») Книга посвящена исследованию социально-политических и военно-этических традиций римской императорской армии (I в. до н. э. – III в. н. э.). Эти традиции трактуются как противоречивое единство древних...
М.: Эксмо: Яуза, 2018. — 349 с. — ISBN: 978-5-04-089212-9. Они завоевали для Римской империи полмира. Они пронесли римских орлов от Британии до Персидского залива и от Африки до Рейна и Дуная. Они были становым хребтом величайшего государства Древнего мира. Римские легионы по праву считаются самой мощной, совершенной и эффективной боевой машиной своего времени, по многим...
М.: Эксмо, Яуза, 2018. — 349 с. — ISBN: 978-5-04-089212-9. Они завоевали для Римской империи полмира. Они пронесли римских орлов от Британии до Персидского залива и от Африки до Рейна и Дуная. Они были становым хребтом величайшего государства Древнего мира. Римские легионы по праву считаются самой мощной, совершенной и эффективной боевой машиной своего времени, по многим...
М: Центрполиграф - 2010. ISBN: 978-5-227-05177-6. В книге подробно рассматриваются крупнейшие войны, в ходе которых Рим превратился в величайшую мировую державу Древнего мира. Большое внимание автор уделяет боевой структуре, тактике и вооружению легионов. Прослеживается роль армии в общественной и политической жизни римского государства республиканского и императорского времени....
СПб.: Факультет филологии и искусств СПбГУ; Нестор-История, 2010. — 233 с. — ISBN: 978-5-8465-0788-3 (Факультет филологии и искусств СПбГУ). — ISBN: 978-5-98187-455-0 (Нестор-История). Настоящее издание рассматривает эволюцию римского церемониально-парадного и турнирного вооружения и, главным образом, наиболее его репрезентативной составляющей – богато украшенных элементов...
СПб.: Факультет филологии и искусств СПбГУ; Нестор-История, 2010. — 233 с. — ISBN: 978-5-8465-0788-3 (Факультет филологии и искусств СПбГУ). — ISBN: 978-5-98187-455-0 (Нестор-История). Настоящее издание рассматривает эволюцию римского церемониально-парадного и турнирного вооружения и, главным образом, наиболее его репрезентативной составляющей – богато украшенных элементов...
М.: Центрполиграф, 2008. — 256 с. — (Хроники военных сражений). — ISBN: 978-5-9524-3953-5. Труд Хофмана Никерсона посвящен истории войн в эпоху Римской империи и Средних веков, то есть с 27 г. до н. э. до конца XV в. Опираясь на результаты современных исследований, автор дает общую картину войн, объясняет, как и почему они происходили, описывает стратегию и тактику боевых...
М.: Центрполиграф, 2008. — 256 с. — (Хроники военных сражений). — ISBN 978-5-9524-3953-5. Труд Хофмана Никерсона посвящен истории войн в эпоху Римской империи и Средних веков, то есть с 27 г. до н. э. до конца XV в. Опираясь на результаты современных исследований, автор дает общую картину войн, объясняет, как и почему они происходили, описывает стратегию и тактику боевых...
М.: Центрполиграф, 2008. — 256 с. — (Хроники военных сражений). — ISBN: 978-5-9524-3953-5. Труд Хофмана Никерсона посвящен истории войн в эпоху Римской империи и Средних веков, то есть с 27 г. до н. э. до конца XV в. Опираясь на результаты современных исследований, автор дает общую картину войн, объясняет, как и почему они происходили, описывает стратегию и тактику боевых...
М.: Центрполиграф, 2008. — 256 с. — (Хроники военных сражений). — ISBN: 978-5-9524-3953-5. Труд Хофмана Никерсона посвящен истории войн в эпоху Римской империи и Средних веков, то есть с 27 г. до н. э. до конца XV в. Опираясь на результаты современных исследований, автор дает общую картину войн, объясняет, как и почему они происходили, описывает стратегию и тактику боевых...
М.: Центрполиграф, 2008. — 256 с. — (Хроники военных сражений). — ISBN: 978-5-9524-3953-5. Труд Хофмана Никерсона посвящен истории войн в эпоху Римской империи и Средних веков, то есть с 27 г. до н. э. до конца XV в. Опираясь на результаты современных исследований, автор дает общую картину войн, объясняет, как и почему они происходили, описывает стратегию и тактику боевых...
М.: Эксмо, 2010. — 224 с. — (Военная история человечества). — ISBN: 978-5-699-41317-1 Книга является первым в отечественной литературе серьезным исследованием темы «Гладиаторы». В ней рассматривается история появления и развития гладиаторских боев, звериных травлей, казней животными и потешных морских сражений. Подробно освещаются такие вопросы, как организация, подготовка,...
М.: Эксмо, 2010. — 224 с. — (Военная история человечества). — ISBN 978-5-699-41317-1. Данная книга является первым в отечественной литературе серьезным исследованием темы "Гладиаторы". В книге рассматривается история появления и развития гладиаторских боев, звериных травлей, казней животными и потешных морских сражений (навмахий). Подробно освещаются такие вопросы, как...
М.: Эксмо, 2010. — 224 с. — (Военная история человечества). — ISBN: 978-5-699-41317-1 Книга является первым в отечественной литературе серьезным исследованием темы «Гладиаторы». В ней рассматривается история появления и развития гладиаторских боев, звериных травлей, казней животными и потешных морских сражений. Подробно освещаются такие вопросы, как организация, подготовка,...
М.: Вече, 2007. — 128 с. Описание: История гладиаторства - от зарождения до заката: первые гладиаторы, их вербовка, обучение и вооружение; гладиаторские школы, первые амфитеатры и первая арена в Риме, история Колизея - грандиозного здания для зрелищ; гладиаторские ритуалы, травля диких животных и смертные приговоры; история самого знаменитого гладиатора - Спартака;...
Коллективная монография. Науч. ред. О. Л. Габелко, А. В. Короленков. — СПб.: Гуманитарная Академия; Ювента, 2017. — 440 c., ил. — (Историческая библиотека). В коллективной монографии 25 исследователей из России, Великобритании, Финляндии, Дании и Украины рассматривают различные аспекты римско-карфагенских отношений на протяжении VI–II вв. до н. э., кульминацией которых стали...
Коллективная монография. Науч. ред. О. Л. Габелко, А. В. Короленков. — СПб.: ИЦ Гуманитарная Академия; Ювента, 2017. — 440 c., ил. — (Историческая библиотека). В коллективной монографии 25 исследователей из России, Великобритании, Финляндии, Дании и Украины рассматривают различные аспекты римско-карфагенских отношений на протяжении VI–II вв. до н. э., кульминацией которых стали...
Osprey Publishing, 2008. — 84 с.
Поле Славы – правила настольной игровой системы с историческими миниатюрами, предназначенные для интересующихся воссозданием сражений эпохи античности и средневековья. Это дополнение с армейскими листами предназначено для совместного использования с базовой книгой правил Поле Славы, и охватывает армии Римской Империи и ее противников с 25 г. до...
М.: Центрполиграф, 2015. — 288 p. — ISBN: 978-5-9524-5165-0. Профессор Честер Старр (англ. Chester G. Starr) в своей книге во всей доступной полноте и объеме рассматривает флот Римской империи, используя литературные и эпиграфические источники. Автор затрагивает период с момента возникновения флота Октавиана Августа и его решающего влияния на флот империи в целом до победы...
Пер. Л. Игоревского. — Москва: Центрполиграф, 2015. — 287 с. — (Всемирная история). — ISBN 978-5-9524-5165-0. Профессор Честер Старр в своей книге во всей доступной полноте и объеме рассматривает флот Римской империи, используя литературные и эпиграфические источники. Автор затрагивает период с момента возникновения флота Октавиана Августа и его решающего влияния на флот...
Перевод: А. Андреев. — М.: Центрполиграф, 2010. — 208 с. — (Хроники военных сражений). — ISBN 978-5-9524-4708-0. В своей книге Дж. Уотсон исследует повседневный быт римского солдата с момента призыва на военную службу до времени демобилизации, а также оценивает роль солдат действующей армии и ветеранов в жизни общества, к которому они принадлежали. Автор подробно описывает...
М.: Центрполиграф, 2010. – 189 с. — (Хроники военных сражений). — ISBN: 978-5-9524-4708-0. В своей книге Дж. Уотсон исследует повседневный быт римского солдата с момента призыва на военную службу до времени демобилизации, а также оценивает роль солдат действующей армии и ветеранов в жизни общества, к которому они принадлежали. Автор подробно описывает структуру римского...
М.: Центрполиграф, 2010. – 189 с. — (Хроники военных сражений). — ISBN: 978-5-9524-4708-0 В своей книге Дж. Уотсон исследует повседневный быт римского солдата с момента призыва на военную службу до времени демобилизации, а также оценивает роль солдат действующей армии и ветеранов в жизни общества, к которому они принадлежали. Автор подробно описывает структуру римского военного...
М.: Центрполиграф, 2010. — 189 с. — (Хроники военных сражений). — ISBN 978-5-9524-4708-0. В своей книге Дж. Уотсон исследует повседневный быт римского солдата с момента призыва на военную службу до времени демобилизации, а также оценивает роль солдат действующей армии и ветеранов в жизни общества, к которому они принадлежали. Автор подробно описывает структуру римского военного...
М.: Центрполиграф, 2010. — 189 с. — (Хроники военных сражений). — ISBN 978-5-9524-4708-0. В своей книге Дж. Уотсон исследует повседневный быт римского солдата с момента призыва на военную службу до времени демобилизации, а также оценивает роль солдат действующей армии и ветеранов в жизни общества, к которому они принадлежали. Автор подробно описывает структуру римского военного...
СПб.: Изд-во С.-Петерб. ун-та, 2005. — 504 с. — (Res Militaris). — ISBN 5-288-03738-8.
Книга рассказывает об истории древнеримского флота от Первой Пунической войны до эпохи упадка Империи.
Подробно рассматриваются боевые действия римлян на море во время Пунических войн, борьба со средиземноморским пиратством, морские экспедиции Цезаря, участие флота в гражданских войнах и его...
СПб.: Изд-во С.-Петерб. ун-та, 2005. — 496 с. — ISBN: 5-288-03738-8. Книга рассказывает об истории древнеримского флота от Первой Пунической войны до эпохи упадка Империи. Подробно рассматриваются боевые действия римлян на море во время Пунических войн, борьба со средиземноморским пиратством, морские экспедиции Цезаря, участие флота в гражданских войнах и его противостояние...
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