Arms and Armour of Ancient Iberia
Publisher: Pen & Sword Military
Published: 2023-10-24
Place of publication: Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England
Language: eng
Translated from: spa
Translation of: Armas de la antigua Iberia: de Tartesos a Numancia
Format: Hardback
Number of pages: 304
ISBN-13: 9781781592755
Subjects: Armor; Weapons, ancient; Europe, history
Description: In ancient times, the Iberian Peninsula (Spain and Portugal) was home to warriors of great renown. Spanish and Celtiberian warriors, both infantry and cavalry, provided the backbone of the Carthaginian armies that terrorized Italy under Hannibal and proved even more ferocious in defence of their homeland against later Roman occupation. The Lusitanian resistance under Viriathus was among the toughest the Romans encountered anywhere. 

Professor Quesada Sanz details the arms, armour and equipment of the various warriors of the region in fantastic detail, drawing on his intimate knowledge of the latest archaeological and historical research. His clear and informative text is supported throughout by a wealth of photographs, diagrams and exquisite colour artwork by Carlos Fernandez del Castillo. This beautiful book is a rare combination of detailed, comprehensive information and sumptuous visual appeal that will be cherished by anyone with an interest in the warriors and weapons of the ancient world. The Spanish edition won the Hislibris Award for the 'Best Historical Book' for 2010 and is here faithfully translated into English.
Table of contents: title: Forword
pagenum: 11; title: Introduction
pagenum: 13; label: Part 1
title: In Time and Space; label: Chapter 1
title: A fighting spirit: weapons and warrior values in Ancient Iberia
pagenum: 21; label: Chapter 2
title: Regarding origins: history and myths
pagenum: 29; label: Chapter 3
title: The weapons of Tartessos and the First Iron Age
pagenum: 39; label: Chapter The weapons of the Iberians and the Celtiberians: an overview
title: 49; label: Part 2
title: Offensive and Defensive Weapons; label: Chapter 5
title: The falcata
pagenum: 63; label: Chapter 6
title: ‘Fronton’ swords and daggers
pagenum: 71; label: Chapter 7
title: ‘Antennae’ swords and daggers
pagenum: 79; label: Chapter 8
title: Too complex a dagger
pagenum: 85; label: Chapter 9
title: The weapons Rome copied from Iberia
pagenum: 91; label: Chapter 10
title: The most important of weapons
pagenum: 105; label: Chapter 11
title: The soliferreum: the pilum ‘forged entirely from iron’
pagenum: 113; label: Chapter 12
title: The Balearic Slingers, a specialist contingent
pagenum: 119; label: Chapter 13
title: Iron and Steel: the metallurgy of the weapons of the Peninsula
pagenum: 125; label: Chapter 14
title: The caetra: the round shield of Ancient Iberia
pagenum: 135; label: Chapter 15
title: The scutum: the oval or rectangular shield
pagenum: 143; label: Chapter 16
title: Taller, stronger: the helmet and the warrior
pagenum: 151; label: Chapter 17
title: Protection and ostentation: disc-breastplates and greaves
pagenum: 159; label: Part 3
title: Warriors, Battles and Society; label: Chapter 18
title: Under a foreign standard: Iberian mercenaries in the Mediterranean
pagenum: 171; label: Chapter 19
title: Indibilis and Mandonius, and Iberian combat tactics
pagenum: 181; label: Chapter 20
title: Celtiberian armies in battle
pagenum: 209; label: Chapter 21
title: Numantia against Rome: an impossible struggle
pagenum: 227; label: Chapter 22
title: The Gallaecian warriors
pagenum: 239; label: Chapter 23
title: Weapons in their context
pagenum: 243; label: Chapter 24
title: The Iberian and Celtiberian conception of war
pagenum: 255; title: Bibliography
pagenum: 269