The Encyclopedia of the Roman Army

ISBN-13: 9781405176194 / Angielski / Twarda / 2015 / 1176 str.

Yann Le Bohec

Opis

The Encyclopedia of the Roman Army is a comprehensive three-volume reference to the armed forces deployed by ancient Rome during its Early Period, Republic, Principate, and Late Antique times.

• A comprehensive three-volume reference work on one of the greatest military institutions in world history
• Offers broad coverage of the Roman army, from the lives of individual soldiers to military issues such as hierarchical command structure, tactics, strategy, and battle
• Analyzes the Roman army from a modern historical perspective including exploration of large themes relating to the military and Rome's economy, politics, and religion
• Spans Early Rome, Republic, Principate and Late Antiquity periods
• Includes contributions from many internationally renowned historians

3 Volumes

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Recenzje

The scope is wide, the level of detail is impressive and the illustrations are excellent. This encyclopedia should appeal to advanced high school students, university students and faculty, as well as the interested general public.   (Reference Reviews, 1 October 2015)

"A tour de force of anything and everything relating to the Roman army, this set will be a valuable acquisition for individuals interested in military history and for libraries maintaining collections in support of military curricula and studies in Roman history." (Choice Connect, 2016)

O autorze

Yann Le Bohec is Professor Doctor Emeritus at the Sorbonne University in Paris. He is the author of more than twenty books on military history including The Imperial Roman Army (1994), which has been translated into six languages.

Blurb

It should come as no surprise that the history of the great Roman Empire was inextricably linked to the successes of its army. The Encyclopedia of the Roman Army is a comprehensive three–volume reference to the armed forces deployed by ancient Rome, from its origins in the early Republic to the waning days of empire. While sectional listings are considered chronologically in the Republic, Principate, and Late Antique periods, special emphasis is devoted to the Imperial era a period for which textual and archaeological evidence abounds, and a time during which the Roman army was at its peak Entries cover a range of topics from military training, weapons, tactics, and strategy to individual battles, legions, commanders, army life, veterans, and much more. Larger themes relating to the military and Rome′s economy, politics, and religion are also explored. With individual listings contributed from some of the world′s most prestigious scholars and military historians, The Encyclopedia of the Roman Army is the definitive resource for one of the greatest military institutions in world history. The Encyclopedia of the Roman Army is available in three print volumes, or in an electronic edition on Wiley Online Library: www.wileyonlinelibrary.com/ref/romanarmy .