The Cavalryman (The Roman World Series) [Paperback]

Peter Connolly (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 23, 1998 | Age Level: 10 and up | Series: Roman World

This book is intended for interest age: 12-14

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 10 and up
  
• Paperback: 32 pages
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA (April 23, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0199104247
• ISBN-13: 978-0199104246
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.7 x 0.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,176,901 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A wonderful booklet., August 4, 2003

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Frank Bierbrauer (Cardiff, Wales, UK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Cavalryman (The Roman World Series) (Paperback)

As usual Peter Connolly produces an excellent little booklet to accompany "The Legionary" and the various other books in this series on the Roman world. Both "The Legionary" and this one deal with the life of Tiberius Claudius Maximus who lived in the time of Trajan. His life in the army comprised both serving as a legionary and then later as a cavalryman in the Emperor's forces in the region of Romania, then called Dacia. This is the second part of his story, this time serving as a cavalryman. Connolly being an experimental archeologist knows what he is talking about and provides detailed reconstructive drawings of his own reconstructed arms, saddles, armour and whatnot required by a cavalryman of the time. In addition he is a good artist and provides some quite atmospheric portrayals of life in the Roman army.

The book is thin but informative and packed with wonderful illustrations. Originally intended for a younger audience it is nevertheless a superb piece of work and is useful for anyone interested in the Roman army whether he/she be a wargamer, modeller or reenactor. Not as serious as the Osprey series or as simple minded (and inaccurate) as much of historical fare now available for children, this book is never far from view on my bookshelf merely for the enjoyment of leafing through its pages.

A wonderful booklet.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Teachers take note, June 13, 2000

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This review is from: The Cavalryman (The Roman World Series) (Paperback)

Peter Connolloy has again produced a book useful to those engaged in teaching and learning about Roman history. The illustrations are, as usual, both striking and historically accurate.

5.0 out of 5 stars Archaeological Illustration at its Best, April 26, 2010

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Marco Antonio Abarca (Colorado) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Cavalryman (The Roman World Series) (Paperback)

"The Cavalryman" follows the career of Claudius Tiberius Maximus who was first introduced in Connolly's "The Legionary". In this volume, Maximus has transferred from the Legion to an auxiliary cavalry unit stationed along the Danube during the reign of the Emperor Trajan. The story follows him on Trajan's two campaigns against the Dacians where Maximus gains accolades for hunting down the Dacian King, Decebalus. As with "The Legionary", what makes this a great book is Peter Connolly's beautifully detailed illustrations. The marriage of a compelling story and great illustrations make "The Cavalryman" a must purchase. Highly recommended.