Roman Army: Wars of the Empire (Brassey's History of Uniforms) [ILLUSTRATED] (Hardcover)

by Graham Sumner (Author), Graham Turner (Illustrator)

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Product Description
A colorful guide to the armor, equipment, and tactics of the Roman legions from the birth of the empire to its collapse four centuries later.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 144 pages
• Publisher: Brassey's (UK) Ltd; illustrated edition edition (October 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1857532120
• ISBN-13: 978-1857532128
• Product Dimensions: 12.2 x 8.8 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,454,639 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent illustrated discussion of Roman army equipage., November 17, 1997

By A Customer

The book is exactly what I have long sought, a complete discussion of the armor, clothing, weapons, and other equipage of the Roman Army. The only reservation that I might have is that the time period covered is that of the early and middle Empire and does not discuss the army at the time of the Punic Wars, the late Republic, from Gaius Marius to Jullius Caesar, or the late Empire of Diocletian on through the end. I do realize that this would have required a very much larger, and more expensive, book. In any case, I have found the book as it is to be accurate in its very detailed discussions and extensive illustrations. It is certainly one of the very best books on the subject that I have found to date.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A top of the list must for Roman reenactors, September 18, 1998

By	[e-mail] (San Diego, USA) - See all my reviews

Picks up where "Roman Legions Recreated in Colour Photos" leaves off. An excellent feature are the abundant line drawings of the sculpture and bas relief from which so much of the interpretation of recreated gear is derived. - Hibernicus, Leg IX His.