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The Roman Gladius and the Ancient Fighting Techniques: VOLUME I - MONARCHY AND CONSULAR AGE by Fabrizio Casprini
RRP: $45.15$31.33Sorry no description is available for this book at this time. -
Fields of Battle by Richard Evans 9781848847965
RRP: $32.25$8.13Richard 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... -
The Army of the Roman Republic: From the Regal Period to the Army of Julius Caesar by Michael M. Sage 9781783463794
RRP: $32.25$28.99From 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... -
NKJV, Thinline Bible, Large Print, Leathersoft, Black, Red Letter, Comfort Print: Holy Bible, New King James Version by Thomas Nelson
RRP: $32.25$21.71A balance of being both easy-to-read and easy-to-carry, this Bible is an ideal choice to take with you wherever you go.This edition is published in large NKJV Comfort Print type, which was designed exclusively for Thomas Nelson to be the most readable at... -
Rome's Third Samnite War, 298-290 BC: The Last Stand of the Linen Legion by Mike Roberts 9781526744081
RRP: $32.25$22.73The 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: $25.80$18.43In 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... -
Hellenistic Land Battles 300-167 BCE: A History and Analysis of 130 Engagements by Fred Eugene Ray, Jr. 9781476682563
RRP: $41.27$34.09The Hellenistic Period (323-31 BCE) saw the Grecian phalanx--long dominant in Mediterranean warfare--challenged by legionary formations from the rising city-state of Rome. The Roman way of war would come to eclipse phalanx-based combat by the 160s yet... -
Religion & Classical Warfare: The Roman Republic by Matthew Dillon 9781473834316
RRP: $32.25$23.25Religion 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... -
The Last Will and Testament of Alexander the Great: The Truth Behind the Death that Changed the Graeco-Persian World Forever by David Grant
RRP: $32.25$22.73Alexander the Great conquered the largest empire the world had ever seen while still in his twenties but fell fatally ill in Babylon before reaching 33 years old. His wife Roxanne was still pregnant with what would be his only legitimate son, so there... -
Battle of Actium 31 BC: War for the World by Lee Fratantuono 9781473847149
RRP: $25.79$18.42A 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... -
Rome: Republic into Empire: The Civil Wars of the First Century BCE by Paul Chrystal 9781526710093
$33.20Rome: Republic into Empire looks at the political and social reasons why Rome repeatedly descended into civil war in the early 1st century BCE and why these conflicts continued for most of the century; it describes and examines the protagonists, their... -
Religion and Classical Warfare: Archaic and Classical Greece by Matthew Dillon 9781473834293
RRP: $32.25$22.73Religion was integral to the conduct of war in the ancient world and the Greeks were certainly no exception. No campaign was undertaken, no battle risked, without first making sacrifice to propitiate the appropriate gods (such as Ares, god of War) or... -
Carthage at War: Punic Armies c. 814-146 BC by Joshua Hall
RRP: $32.25$22.73The Carthaginians are well known as Rome's great enemy of the three Punic wars and Hannibal, their greatest general, is a household name. While narrative histories of the Punic wars (especially the second) and biographies of Hannibal abound, there have... -
Rome Rules the Waves by James J. Bloom 9781781590249
RRP: $32.25$22.73The commonly-held view of Rome's naval history is that it essentially ended with the defeat of Antony and Cleopatra's fleet at Actium in 31 BC, which left Rome with no rivals at sea just as the Republican period gave to the Empire. There were no more big... -
The Pope's Army: The Papacy in Diplomacy and War by John Carr 9781526714893
RRP: $32.25$23.25For much of its 2,000-year history, the Roman Catholic Church was a formidable political and military power, in contrast to its pacifist origins and its present concentration on spiritual matters. The period of political and military activism can be... -
The Battle of Pharsalus (48 BC): Caesar, Pompey and their Final Clash in the Third Roman Civil War by Gareth C Sampson
RRP: $25.80$18.43In August 48 BC, following the earlier battle at Dyrrhachium, the two greatest Roman commanders of their generation met in battle again at Pharsalus in Greece. Julius Caesar, conqueror of Gaul, had been defeated at Dyrrhachium and forced to retreat but... -
The Rise of the Hellenistic Kingdoms 336-250 BC by Philip Matyszak 9781473874763
RRP: $25.79$18.42When 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,... -
Conquerors of the Roman Empire: The Vandals by Simon MacDowall
$23.80On 31 December AD 406, a group of German tribes crossed the Rhine, pierced the Roman defensive limes and began a rampage across Roman Gaul, sacking cities such as Metz, Arras and Strasbourg. Foremost amongst them were the Vandals and their search for a... -
Vikings: Raiders from the Sea by Kim Hjardar 9781612005195
$12.51From the 9th to the 11th century, Viking ships landed on almost every shore in the Western world. Viking ravages united the Spanish kingdoms and stopped Charlemagne and the Franks' advance in Europe. Wherever Viking ships roamed, enormous suffering... -
Religion & Classical Warfare: The Roman Empire by Dillon, Matthew
RRP: $32.25$22.73Religion 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... -
Greek Warriors: Hoplites and Heroes by Carolyn Willekes 9781612005157
$12.51Thermopylae, Marathon: though fought 2,500 years ago in Ancient Greece, the names of these battles are more familiar to many than battles fought in the last half-century, but our concept of the men who fought in these battles may be more a product of... -
Great Battles of the Classical Greek World by Owen Rees
RRP: $19.34$14.13This book presents a selection of eighteen land battles and sieges that span the Classical Greek period, from the Persian invasions to the eclipse of the traditional hoplite heavy infantry at the hands of the Macedonians. This of course is the golden age... -
Four Days in September: The Battle of Teutoburg by Jason R Abdale
$21.63For twenty years, the Roman Empire conquered its way through modern-day Germany, claiming all lands from the Rhine to the Elbe. However, when at last all appeared to be under control, a catastrophe erupted that claimed the lives of 10,000 legionaries and... -
Two Roman Revolutions: The Senate, the Emperors and Power, from Commodus to Gallienus (AD 180-260) by John D Grainger 9781399037181
RRP: $32.25$30.24The 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... -
Mongolian Empire: History from Beginning the Mongols Empire (A Step by Step Captivating Guide to a Remarkable Genghis Khan & the Mongol Empire) by Ernest Lyon 9781999550295
RRP: $24.45$16.68Sorry no description is available for this book at this time. -
Thermopylae 480 BC: Last stand of the 300 by Nic Fields 9781841761800
RRP: $21.92$19.84An authoritative re-telling of one of the greatest tales of heroism of all time and a decisive moment for the history of the world, Leonidas and the 300 Spartans' fight to the death against overwhelming Persian forces preserved the future of Greece and... -
Roman Centurions: A Historical Analysis of Their Role in the New Testament by Steven A Mercer 9781774840924
RRP: $27.08$19.96Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781774840924Author Steven A MercerFormat PaperbackPage Count 96Imprint H&e AcademicPublisher H&e AcademicWeight(grams) 150g -
Kill Caesar!: Assassination in the Early Roman Empire by Rose Mary Sheldon 9781538114889
RRP: $45.15$41.55Exploring the history of internal security under the first Roman dynasty, this groundbreaking book answers the enduring question: If there were 9,000 men guarding the emperor, how were three-quarters of Rome's leaders assassinated? Rose Mary Sheldon... -
Roman Warfare by Adrian Goldsworthy 9781541699236
RRP: $23.21$14.94Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781541699236Author Adrian GoldsworthyFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint Basic BooksPublisher Basic BooksWeight(grams) 227gDimensions(mm) 206mm * 137mm *... -
Loollan: Xeeladaha Dagaalka by Aadan Sahan 9798868448553
RRP: $19.34$15.91Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798868448553Author Aadan SahanFormat PaperbackPage Count 100Imprint Independently PublishedPublisher Independently PublishedWeight(grams) 118g -
The Late Roman Army by Gabriele Esposito 9781945430459
RRP: $64.50$53.44Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781945430459Author Gabriele EspositoFormat HardbackPage Count 172Imprint Winged Hussar PublishingPublisher Winged Hussar PublishingWeight(grams) 726g -
Hoplites at War: A Comprehensive Analysis of Heavy Infantry Combat in the Greek World, 750-100 bce by Paul M. Bardunias 9781476666020
RRP: $37.40$30.16It 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... -
War in Ancient India by Vr Ramachandra Dikshitar 9781019353424
RRP: $50.25$46.43Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781019353424Author Vr Ramachandra DikshitarFormat HardbackPage Count 434Imprint Hassell Street PressPublisher Hassell Street PressWeight(grams) 780g -
At the Gates of Rome: The Battle for a Dying Empire by Don Hollway 9781472849977
RRP: $14.18$10.02A dramatic retelling of the final years of the Western Roman Empire and the downfall of Rome itself from the perspective of the Roman general Stilicho and Alaric, king of the Visigoths. It took little more than a single generation for the centuries-old... -
Second Punic War in Iberia 220–206 BC: From Hannibal at the Tagus to the Battle of Ilipa by Mir Bahmanyar 9781472859754
RRP: $21.92$16.59The first dedicated, illustrated study of the events of the Second Punic War in Iberia, which served as a launch pad for the Carthaginian invasion of Rome. Iberia was one of three crucial theatres of the Second Punic War between Carthage and Rome... -
Chasseurs Et Gladiateurs: L'ePopeE Des heRos De L'AreNe by Alexandre Kazek Kevin 9782840485063
RRP: $41.28$25.80Panem et circenses, "bread and circuses". Juvenal's expression denouncing the Roman plebs whose only ambitions were the distribution of free wheat and a passion for games gives a rather good idea of Roman society's rather special character in... -
From Hannibal to Sulla: The Birth of Civil War in Republican Rome by Carsten Hjort Lange 9783111333090
$94.36The second century BCE was a time of prolonged debate at Rome about the changing nature of warfare. From the outbreak of the Second Punic War in 218 to Rome's first civil war in 88 BCE, warfare shifted from the struggle against a great external enemy to... -
Romulus: The Legend of Rome's Founding Father by Hyden, Marc 9781399002042
RRP: $20.63$14.98According to legend, Romulus was born to a Vestal Virgin and left for dead as an infant near the Tiber River. His life nearly ended as quickly as it began, but fate had other plans. A humble shepherd rescued the child and helped raise him into manhood... -
Greek Fire, Poison Arrows, and Scorpion Bombs: Unconventional Warfare in the Ancient World by Adrienne Mayor
RRP: $87.72$67.39A gripping and groundbreaking history of how ancient cultures developed and used biological, chemical, and other unconventional weapons of war Flamethrowers, poison gases, incendiary bombs, the large-scale spreading of disease: are these terrifying... -
Caesar's Gallic Wars: 58–50 BC Kate Gilliver 9781472862013
RRP: $16.76$14.24A detailed, fully illustrated overview of Julius Caesar's Gallic Wars, one of the most important conflicts of the ancient world. Julius Caesar was one of the most ambitious and successful politicians of the late Roman Republic and his short but bloody...