The early Romans were only one of a number of peoples that inhabited Iron Age central Italy. From the 8th to the 3rd century BC, the Romans undertook territorial expansion, and conflict with neighbouring tribes and cultures resulted in open war, most notably with the Samnites. Alliances were created, too, but the rise of Rome was unstoppable. This title covers the equipment, weaponry and dress of the early Romans, from the traditional foundation in 753 BC to the third century BC, where the dominance of Rome was beyond challenge. It also deals with developments in warfare, covering the early cavalry, the pre-Hoplite Army, the Hoplite Army and the Manipular Army. Etruscan, Latin, and Samnite warfare is also discussed.
Rome's Early History · The Pre-Hoplite Army · The Hoplite Army · Early Cavalry · The Expansion of Roman Military Strength · Manipular Warfare · The Plates
The early Romans were only one of a number of peoples that inhabited Iron Age central Italy. From the 8th to the 3rd century BC, the Romans undertook territorial expansion, and conflict with neighbouring tribes and cultures resulted in open war, most notably with the Samnites. Alliances were created, too, but the rise of Rome was unstoppable. This title covers the equipment, weaponry and dress of the early Romans, from the traditional foundation in 753 BC to the third century BC, where the dominance of Rome was beyond challenge. It also deals with developments in warfare, covering the early cavalry, the pre-Hoplite Army, the Hoplite Army and the Manipular Army. Etruscan, Latin, and Samnite warfare is also discussed.
Rome's Early History · The Pre-Hoplite Army · The Hoplite Army · Early Cavalry · The Expansion of Roman Military Strength · Manipular Warfare · The Plates
Rome's Early History · The Pre-Hoplite Army · The Hoplite Army · Early Cavalry · The Expansion of Roman Military Strength · Manipular Warfare · The Plates
Nicholas Sekunda was born in 1953. After studying Ancient
History and Archaeology at Manchester University, he went on to
take his Ph.D. in 1981. He has taken part in archaeological
excavations in Poland, Iran and Greece, participated in a research
project on ancient Persian warfare for the British institute of
Persian Studies. He has published numerous books and academic
articles, and is currently teaching at the Institute of Archaeology
and Ethnology in Torun, Poland. Simon Northwood is a former
lecturer at Manchester University in the Department of History. He
has a particularly passionate interest in the Ancient world. This
is his first title for Osprey Publishing.
Richard Hook was born in 1938 and trained at Reigate College of
Art. After national service with 1st Bn, Queen's Royal Regiment, he
became art editor of the much-praised magazine Finding Out during
the 1960s. He has worked as a freelance illustrator ever since,
earning an international reputation particularly for his deep
knowledge of Native American material culture; and has illustrated
more than 30 Osprey titles. Richard is married and lives in
Sussex.
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