Rome and the Sword: How Warriors and Weapons Shaped Roman History (Hardback)
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all these other countries) Usually dispatched within 24 hours | |Short Description for Rome and the Sword The rise of Rome depended on fearsome military prowess, backed up by an unprecedented willingness to accept conquered enemies into society as Romans. This combination of the sword and the open hand built one of the world's greatest empires. This is a study of Roman history and ancient military technology.
Full description- Publisher: Thames & Hudson Ltd
- Published: 24 October 2011
- Format: Hardback 328 pages
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- Categories: European History | Classical History / Classical Civilisation | Military History
- ISBN 13: 9780500251829 ISBN 10: 0500251827
- Sales rank: 144,748
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Full description for Rome and the Sword
The rise of Rome depended on fearsome military prowess, backed up by an unprecedented willingness to accept conquered enemies into society as Romans. This combination of the sword and the open hand built one of the world's greatest empires. Yet under the emperors the Roman army was far from the monolithic military machine that is generally assumed. The armies (plural) were multi-ethnic, often based far from Italy, and they established a military identity that quickly diverged from that of the civil centre. The soldiers could form well-disciplined fighting units, bearing murderously efficient weapons, but they were also habitually unruly, and could be as dangerous to their own citizens, to their emperors, or to each other, as to their enemies. Simon James brings thirty years study of Roman history and ancient military technology, and a vivid storytelling style, to this groundbreaking new account of how warriors and weapons both forged the Roman Empire and sowed the seeds of its destruction.
