Rome & the sword
Subtitle: how warriors & weapons shaped Roman history
By: Simon James
Publisher: Thames & Hudson
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 328
ISBN-13: 9780500251829
Subjects: Soldiers; Military art and science; Army; Military History
Other titles: Rome and the sword
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : Swords and soldiers; title: Prelude : Shock and awe! The unexpected rise of Rome; title: Forging the Roman sword; title: Obsessed with victory; title: 'Our weapons and armour'; title: Deadly embraces; title: Empire of the soldiers; title: Swords of God; title: Conclusion : Rome and the sword; title: Timeline