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Lucius Verus and the Roman Defence of the East by M. C. Bishop 9781473847606
RRP: $41.98$29.99Lucius 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... -
ed n of the Gaels: King of the Scots by Coleman, Keith 9781526794901
RRP: $42.00$30.01This is the first full-length work devoted to aedan mac Gabrain, 6th century king of Dal Riata in Scotland. An associate of the famous St. Columba, he was the first recorded king to be ordained in the British Isles and was the most powerful ruler in his... -
Invasion! Rome Against the Cimbri, 113-101 BC by Philip Matyszak
RRP: $42.00$30.01Partly 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... -
Thirteen Roman Defeats: The Disasters That Made The Legions by Ian Hughes 9781526726674
RRP: $52.50$37.00Sorry no description is available for this book at this time. -
Lepanto 1571: Christian and Muslim Fleets Battle for Control of the Mediterranea. by Nic Fields 9781526716514
RRP: $63.00$44.00The battle of Lepanto has long been considered one of the decisive naval battles of history. Yet, the savage fighting on Sunday, 7 October 1571 left the strategic map unchanged and the defeated Ottoman Turks were able to replace their losses and launch a... -
Masada: Mass Sucide in the First Jewish-Roman War, c. AD 73 by Phil Carradice 9781526728975
RRP: $27.28$19.09In the spring of 73 AD the rock fortress of Masada on the western shore of the Dead Sea was the site of an event that was breathtaking in its courage and self-sacrifice. Here the last of the Jewish Zealots who, for nearly eight years, had waged war... -
Roman Conquests: Macedonia and Greece by Philip Matyszak 9781526726780
RRP: $27.28$19.09In 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,... -
Cannae: Hannibal's Greatest Victory by Adrian Goldsworthy
RRP: $35.68$20.14Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781541699250Author Adrian GoldsworthyFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Basic BooksPublisher Basic BooksWeight(grams) 181gDimensions(mm) 208mm * 140mm *... -
The Rise of the Hellenistic Kingdoms 336-250 BC by Philip Matyszak 9781473874763
RRP: $41.98$29.99When Alexander the Great died in 323 BC, he left an empire that stretched from the shores of the Adriatic to the mountains of Afghanistan. This empire did not survive Alexander's death, and rapidly broke into several successor states. These states,... -
The Army of the Early Roman Empire 30 BC-AD 180: History, Organization and Equipment by Gabriele Esposito
RRP: $52.50$37.00The legionary soldier of the early Empire period, with his distinctive segmented armour, is one of the images most closely associated by popular imagination with ancient Rome. Such soldiers conquered most of Britain, suffered and avenged the terrible... -
The Iliad and the Odyssey: The Trojan War: Tragedy and Aftermath by Jan Parker
RRP: $52.50$37.00_The_ _Iliad _dealing with the final stages of the Trojan War and _The Odyssey_ with return and aftermath were central to the Classical Greeks' self identity and world view. Epic poems attributed to Homer, they underpinned ideas about heroism,... -
Lucullus: The Life and and Campaigns of a Roman Conqueror by Lee Fratantuono 9781473883611
RRP: $41.98$29.99The 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... -
The Armies of Ancient Persia: The Sassanians by Kaveh Farrokh 9781399024815
RRP: $39.88$28.58Throughout most of the classical period, Persia was one of the great superpowers, placing a limit on the expansion of Western powers. It was the most formidable rival to the Roman empire for centuries, until Persia, by then under the Sassanians, was... -
Roman Conquests: Mesopotamia & Arabia by Lee Fratantuono 9781473883260
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The Late Roman Army by Gabriele Esposito
RRP: $63.00$37.30Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780996365796Author Gabriele EspositoFormat PaperbackPage Count 150Imprint Winged Hussar PublishingPublisher Winged Hussar PublishingWeight(grams)... -
Pyrrhus of Epirus by Jeff Champion 9781473886643
$28.50Pyrrhus was born into the royal house of Epirus, northwest Greece, but his mother was forced to flee into exile to protect his life when he was a mere infant. Yet he prospered in troubled times and rose from a refugee to a king. Always an adventurer he... -
Rise of the Tang Dynasty: The Reunification of China and the Military Response to the Steppe Nomads (AD581-626) by Julian Romane 9781473887770
RRP: $41.98$29.99Julian Romane examines the military events behind the emergence of the Sui and Tang dynasties in the period 581-626 AD. Narrating the campaigns and battles, he analyses in detail the strategy and tactics employed, a central theme being the collision of... -
The Trojan War as Military History by Manousos E Kambouris
RRP: $52.50$37.00In The Trojan war as Military History, the author's starting point is the fact that the Iliad, notwithstanding the fantastical/mythological elements (the involvement of gods and demigods), is the earliest detailed description of warfare we have... -
Battles and Battlefields of Ancient Greece: A Guide to their History, Topography and Archaeology by C. Jacob Butera 9781783831869
$65.08Greece was the scene of some of the most evocative and decisive battles in the ancient world. This volume brings together the ancient evidence and modern scholarship on twenty battlefields throughout Greece. It is a handy resource for visitors of every... -
The Han-Xiongnu War, 133 BC–89 AD: The Struggle of China and a Steppe Empire Told Through Its Key Figures by Scott Crawford 9781526790668
RRP: $42.00$32.80The Han-Xiongnu War (133 BC – AD 89) pitted the Han dynasty of China against a confederation of nomadic steppe peoples, the Xiongnu Empire. In campaigns waged on a huge scale by the standards of contemporary Western warfare (perhaps half a million... -
Everyday Life of a Soldier on Hadrian's Wall by Paul Elliot 9781781553640
$44.94Walk the Wall, gaze northwards across hostile territory, man the turrets and milecastles...What was life like for the Roman troops stationed on Hadrian's Wall? Follow the life of one man, a Tungrian soldier, through recruitment, training, garrison duty... -
Warfare in the Age of Crusades: The Latin East by Brian Todd Carey, Joshua B Allfree 9781526730213
RRP: $52.50$42.74Sorry no description is available for this book at this time. -
Cataphracts: Knights of the Ancient Eastern Empires by Erich B. Anderson 9781473837980
RRP: $41.98$29.99Cataphracts were the most heavily armoured form of cavalry in the ancient world, with riders and mounts both clad in heavy armour. Originating among the wealthiest nobles of various central Asian steppe tribes, such as the Massegatae and Scythians, they... -
The Battle of the Catalaunian Fields AD451: Flavius Aetius, Attila the Hun and the Transformation of Gaul by Evan Michael Schultheis 9781526745651
RRP: $52.50$37.84Evan Schultheis reconsiders the evidence for Attila the Hun's most famous battle, the climax of his invasion of the Western Roman Empire that had reached as far as Orleans in France. Traditionally considered one of the pivotal battles in European... -
Bohemond of Taranto: Crusader and Conqueror by Georgios Theotokis 9781526744289
RRP: $41.98$40.95Sorry no description is available for this book at this time. -
Inside the Roman Legions: The Soldier’s Experience 264–107 BCE by Kathryn Milne 9781399070669
RRP: $42.00$37.00Inside 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... -
The Military History of Late Rome AD 361-395 by Ilkka Syvanne 9781783462735
$67.54This is the second volume in an ambitious series giving the reader a comprehensive narrative of late Roman military history from AD 284-641. Each volume (5 are planned) gives a detailed account of the changes in organization, equipment, strategy and... -
The Army of the Roman Republic: From the Regal Period to the Army of Julius Caesar by Michael M. Sage
RRP: $31.48$25.79From 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 Romes armies evolve in response to a wide variety of threats which were met with mixed... -
Broken Legions: Fantasy Skirmish Wargames in the Roman Empire by Mark Latham
RRP: $27.28$22.97The Roman Empire rules the civilised world with an iron fist, seemingly all-powerful and limitless. And yet, the power of Rome is secured not by its mighty legions, but by small bands of warriors and agents fighting a secret war. Tasked by the Emperor to... -
The Roman Gladius and the Ancient Fighting Techniques: VOLUME I - MONARCHY AND CONSULAR AGE by Fabrizio Casprini
RRP: $73.50$51.01Sorry no description is available for this book at this time. -
Fields of Battle by Richard Evans 9781848847965
RRP: $52.50$13.63Richard Evans revisits the sites of a selection of Greek and Roman battles and sieges to seek new insights. The battle narratives in ancient sources can be a thrilling read and form the basis of our knowledge of these epic events, but they can just as... -
Rome's Third Samnite War, 298-290 BC: The Last Stand of the Linen Legion by Mike Roberts 9781526744081
RRP: $52.50$37.00The Third Samnite War (298-290 BC) was a crucial episode in the early history of Rome. Upon its outcome rested mastery of central Italy, and the independent survival of both Rome and the Samnites. Determined to resist aggressive Roman expansion, the... -
The Battle of Dyrrhachium (48 BC): Caesar, Pompey, and the Early Campaigns of the Third Roman Civil War by Sampson, Gareth C
RRP: $42.00$30.01In 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... -
Gladius: The World of the Roman Soldier by Guy de la Bédoyère 9780226750231
$85.51Gladius delivers a stunning ground-level recreation of what it was like to be a soldier in the fighting force that made the Roman Empire. Empire. The Roman army was the greatest fighting machine in the ancient world. More than that, it was the single... -
Hoplites at War: A Comprehensive Analysis of Heavy Infantry Combat in the Greek World, 750-100 bce by Paul M. Bardunias 9781476666020
RRP: $60.88$49.10It has been 2500 years since the Greek heavy infantry known as hoplites dominated the battlefield. Yet they still capture the imagination today, through a wave of successful action films, novels and documentaries. The mass-media popularity of these... -
Religion & Classical Warfare: The Roman Republic by Matthew Dillon 9781473834316
RRP: $52.50$37.84Religion 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... -
Augustus at War: The Struggle for the Pax Augusta by Lindsay Powell 9781783831845
$68.73'A superb analysis of the military power that underpinned Augustus' rise to power, his conquests, and his ability to sustain his rule. Powell's achievement is to demonstrate just how much Augustus deserved his name of `Imperator'.'- Tom Holland,... -
The Army of Ptolemaic Egypt 323 to 204 BC: An Institutional and Operational History by Paul Johstono
$56.15The Ptolemaic Dynasty ruled Egypt and much of the eastern Mediterranean basin for nearly 300 years. As a Macedonian dynasty, they derived much of their legitimacy from military activity. As an Egyptian dynasty, they derived much of their real wealth and... -
Two Roman Revolutions: The Senate, the Emperors and Power, from Commodus to Gallienus (AD 180-260) by John D Grainger 9781399037181
RRP: $52.50$46.96The disastrous reign of the Emperor Commodus, which saw a great expansion of the power of the emperor, eventually resulted in his asassination, but also in a civil war, which was as revolutionary as that of 69. Though the original assassination had been... -
Decorated Roman Armour: From the Ages of the Kings to the Death of Justinian the Great by Raffaele D'Amato
$71.69From 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...