Roman Legionary Ad 284-337: The Age of Diocletian and Constantine the Great (Cowan Ross)(Paperback)

Roman Legionary Ad 284-337: The Age of Diocletian and Constantine the Great (Cowan Ross)(Paperback)

Diocletian and Constantine were the greatest of the Late Roman emperors, and their era marks the climax of the legionary system. Under Constantine's successors the legions were reduced in size and increasingly sidelined in favour of new units of elite auxilia, but between AD 284 and 337 the legions

Roman Legionary 109-58 BC: The Age of Marius, Sulla and Pompey the Great (Cowan Ross)(Paperback)

The Roman centurion, holding the legionaries steady before the barbarian horde and then leading them forward to victory, was the heroic exemplar of the Roman world. This was thanks to the Marian reforms, which saw the centurion, although inferior in military rank and social class, superseding the

The Nisibis War: The Defence of the Roman East, Ad 337-363 (Harrel John S.)(Paperback)

Analyses the evolving organization and tactics of both the Roman army of the 4th century and the armies of their Sassanid Persian opponents.The war of 337-363 (which the author dubs the Nisibis War), was an exception to the traditional Roman reliance on a strategic offensive to bring about a

Short History of Byzantium (Norwich John Julius)(Paperback / softback)

Constantine the Great moved the seat of Roman power to Constantinople in AD 330 and for eleven brutal, bloody centuries, the Byzantine Empire became a beacon of grand magnificence and depraved decadence. In this book, the author provides the definitive introduction to the savage, scintillating

Imperial Rome Ad 193 to 284: The Critical Century (Ando Clifford)(Paperback)

A pioneering history of this period of crisisThe Roman empire during the period framed by the accession of Septimus Severus in 193 and the rise of Diocletian in 284 has conventionally been regarded as one of crisis. Between 235 and 284, at least eighteen men held the throne of the empire, for an

Imperial Rome Ad 284 to 363: The New Empire (Harries Jill)(Paperback)

This book is about the reinvention of the Roman Empire during the eighty years between the accession of Diocletian and the death of Julian. How had it changed? The emperors were still warriors and expected to take the field. Rome was still the capital, at least symbolically. There was still a Roman

The Roman Army: The Greatest War Machine of the Ancient World (McNab Chris)(Paperback)

The image of the Roman legionary is as familiar today as it was to the citizens - and enemies - of the vast Roman Empire two thousand years ago. This book goes beyond the stereotypes found in popular culture to examine the Roman Army from the first armed citizens of the early Republic through the

Age of Conquests - The Greek World from Alexander to Hadrian (336 BC - AD 138) (Chaniotis Prof. Dr. Angelos)(Paperback / softback)

Five hundred years of power, politics and culture in the Hellenistic period and the Roman

Pagans and Christians - In the Mediterranean World from the Second Century AD to the Conversion of Constantine (Lane Fox Robin)(Paperback / softback)

Silchester Revealed: The Iron Age and Roman Town of Calleva (Fulford Michael)(Paperback)

With its apparently complete town plan, revealed by the Society of Antiquaries of London's great excavation project, 1890-1909, Silchester is one of the best known towns in Roman Britain and the Roman world more widely. Since the 1970s excavations by the author and the University of Reading on

The Age of Constantine the Great (Burckhardt Jacob)(Paperback)

In the present work it has been the author's design to describe the remarkable half century from the accession of Diocletian to the death of Constantine in its quality as a period of transition. What was intended was not a history of the life and reign of Constantine, nor yet an encyclopedia of all

The Archaeology of Roman York (Parker Adam)(Paperback)

When soldiers of the Roman 9th Legion arrived in AD 70, they built a fortress and this huge military camp formed the foundation of the modern city of York. Roman legionaries were garrisoned in the city for over three centuries and a huge provincial town grew up around them. Eboracum was a city at

The Roman Legions Recreated in Color Photographs (Peterson D.)(Paperback)

In this book, for the first time, the 500-year story of the evolution of the Roman legionary, his armor and equipment is told in vivid color photographs of museum-quality reconstructions. The Roman soldier is reconstructed by actors authentically armored and equipped. Europa Militaria Special

The Roman Occupation of Britain and Its Legacy (Jackson Rupert)(Paperback)

This book tells the fascinating story of Roman Britain, beginning with the late pre-Roman Iron Age and ending with the province's independence from Roman rule in AD 409. Incorporating for the first time the most recent archaeological discoveries from Hadrian's Wall, London and other sites across

Roman Army Units in the Eastern Provinces (1): 31 BC-AD 195 (D'Amato Raffaele)(Paperback)

Between the reigns of Augustus and Septimius Severus, the Eastern provinces of the Roman Empire frequently saw brutal fighting, most notably during the conquest of Dacia by Trajan, the suppression of the Great Revolt in Judea and intermittent clashes with Rome's great rival Parthia. In these wars,

The Roman World 44 BC-AD 180 (Goodman Martin)(Paperback)

The Roman World 44 BC - AD 180 deals with the transformation of the Mediterranean regions, northern Europe and the Near East by the military autocrats who ruled Rome during this period. The book traces the impact of imperial politics on life in the city of Rome itself and in the rest of the empire,

Army of Maximinus Thrax - The Roman Soldier of the early 3rd Century AD. (Eschbach Jan)(Paperback / softback)

This book seeks to provide a concise overview over organisation, tactics, and equipment of the Roman army at the beginning of this era, and also sheds light on Maximinus' German campaign, in which Rome's army once more ventured deep into unconquered German

European Legal History (Lesaffer Randall)(Paperback)

The rediscovery of Roman law and the emergence of classical canon law around AD 1100 marked the beginnings of the civil law tradition in Europe. Between the twelfth and eighteenth centuries, a highly sophisticated legal science of a truly European dimension was developed. Since then the different

Vindolanda (Goldsworthy Adrian)(Paperback)

AD 98: The army base at Vindolanda lies on the northern frontier of Britannia and the entire Roman world. Defences are weak, as tribes rebel against Roman rule, and local druids preach the fiery destruction of the

Barbarian Tides: The Migration Age and the Later Roman Empire (Goffart Walter)(Paperback)

Barbarian Tides The Migration Age and the Later Roman Empire Walter Goffart 'Goffart has produced yet another major study on the migration of the Northern barbarians into the late Roman Empire. Although called a sequel to his Barbarians and Romans, this is a completely rethought, significantly

Boudica: Dreaming The Hound - (Boudica 3): A powerful and compelling historical epic which brings Iron-Age Britain to life (Scott Manda)(Paperback / softback)

Set in AD 57, when much of Britannia was under Roman occupation, this is the story of the Boudica or Bringer of Victory as Breaca has long been hailed. She knows for certain that her lover, Caradoc - betrayed, captured and kept hostage in Rome - will never return to her. She decides take her

The Philosophical View of the Great Perfection in the Tibetan Bon Religion (Rossi Donnatella)(Paperback)

Dzogchen, or the Great Perfection, is considered by both the Bonpos and the followers of the Nyigma school in Tibet to be the culmination of all spiritual teachings. The philosophical view of the Great Perfection introduces the individual to the knowledge of reality, which is one with the

The Age of Bede: Revised Edition (Bede)(Paperback)

This selection of writings from the sixth and seventh century AD provides a powerful insight into the early history of the Christian Church in England and Ireland. From Bede's Life of Cuthbert and Lives of the Abbots of Wearmouth and Jarrow to the anonymous Voyage of St Brendan - a whimsical

The Roman Empire at Bay, AD 180-395 (Potter David S.)(Paperback)

The Roman Empire at Bay is the only one volume history of the critical years 180-395 AD, which saw the transformation of the Roman Empire from a unitary state centred on Rome, into a new polity with two capitals and a new religion-Christianity. The book integrates social and intellectual history