Early Roman Warrior 753321 BC

Informationen zum Autor Dr Nic Fields started his career as a biochemist before joining the Royal Marines. Having left the military, he went back to university and completed a BA and PhD in Ancient History at the University of Newcastle. He was Assistant Director at the British School at Athens, Greece, and then a lecturer in Ancient History at the University of Edinburgh. Nic is now a freelance author, researcher and battlefield guide based in south-west France. Seán Ó'Brógáin lives and works in Donegal, Ireland. He has a BA (Hons) in scientific and natural history illustration from Blackpool and Fylde College (Lancaster University). Klappentext The prototypical 'Roman Legionnaire' often seen on television and in movies is actually the product of nearly a millennium of military development. Far back in the Bronze Age, before the city of Rome existed, a loose collection of independent hamlets eventually formed into a village. From this base, the earliest Roman warriors launched cattle raids and ambushes against their enemies. At some point during this time, the Romans began a period of expansion, conquering land and absorbing peoples. Soon, they had adopted classical Greek fighting methods with militia forming in phalanxes. This book covers the evolution of the earliest Roman warriors and their development into an army that would eventually conquer the known world. Zusammenfassung The prototypical 'Roman Legionnaire' often seen on television and in movies is actually the product of nearly a millennium of military development. This book covers the evolution of the earliest Roman warriors and their development into an army that would eventually conquer the known world. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction Chronology Italy before Rome Early Roman warfare Levying Equipment and appearance On Campaign Belief and Belonging Collecting Museums Re-enactment Bibliography Glossary Index ...

Vorwort
An examination of the earliest Roman warriors and their military development.

Klappentext

The prototypical 'Roman Legionnaire' often seen on television and in movies is actually the product of nearly a millennium of military development.

Far back in the Bronze Age, before the city of Rome existed, a loose collection of independent hamlets eventually formed into a village. From this base, the earliest Roman warriors launched cattle raids and ambushes against their enemies. At some point during this time, the Romans began a period of expansion, conquering land and absorbing peoples. Soon, they had adopted classical Greek fighting methods with militia forming in phalanxes.

This book covers the evolution of the earliest Roman warriors and their development into an army that would eventually conquer the known world.

Inhalt

Introduction
Chronology
Italy before Rome
Early Roman warfare
Levying
Equipment and appearance
On Campaign
Belief and Belonging
Collecting
Museums
Re-enactment
Bibliography
Glossary
Index