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Republican Roman Army 200-104 BC

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Type: Softcover

Product Line: Men-at-Arms - Rome

MSRP old price: $17.95


Product Info

Title
Republican Roman Army 200-104 BC
Publisher
Product Line
Category
Author
Nicholas Sekunda
Publish Year
1996
Pages
48
Dimensions
8x10x.25"
NKG Part #
2147401901
MFG. Part #
OSPMAA291
Type
Softcover
Series
MAA291

Description

The principal source of information on the Roman Republican Army is the sixth book of the Histories of the Greek historian Polybius, written a little before 150BC. This engaging text by Nicholas Sekunda draws heavily on this vital source to outline the equipment and organization of the Roman Republican Army from 200–104 BC – a time when Rome was growing from a regional to a world power. With plenty of photographs and illustrations, including eight vivid full page color plates by Angus McBride, this fascinating volume examines such topics as the Roman shield, helmets, the cuirass, greaves, the pilum, legion organization, the principales and the tactics they employed. Men-at-Arms 283, 291 and 46 are also available in a single volume special edition as ‘Caesar’s Legions’.