Roman Warfare

by Adrian Goldsworthy

Overview

From an award-winning historian of ancient Rome, a concise and comprehensive history of the fighting forces that created the Roman Empire


Roman warfare was relentless in its pursuit of victory. A ruthless approach to combat played a major part in Rome's history, creating an empire that eventually included much of Europe, the Near East and North Africa. What distinguished the Roman army from its opponents was the uncompromising and total destruction of its enemies. Yet this ferocity was combined with a genius for absorbing conquered peoples, creating one of the most enduring empires ever known.


In Roman Warfare, celebrated historian Adrian Goldsworthy traces the history of Roman warfare from 753 BC, the traditional date of the founding of Rome by Romulus, to the eventual decline and fall of Roman Empire and attempts to recover Rome and Italy from the "barbarians" in the sixth century AD. It is the indispensable history of the most professional fighting force in ancient history, an army that created an Empire and changed the world.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781541699236
Publisher:	Basic Books
Publication date:	05/07/2019
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	288
Sales rank:	227,272
Product dimensions:	5.40(w) x 8.20(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Adrian Goldsworthy is an award-winning historian of the classical world. He is the author of numerous books about ancient Rome, including Hadrian's Wall, Caesar, How Rome Fell, Pax Romana, and Augustus. Goldsworthy lives in South Wales.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements v

List of Maps ix

Chronology xi

Introduction: To Overcome the Proud in War 1

1 Early Rome and the Conquest of Italy 7

2 The Wars with Carthage and the Hellenistic Kingdoms 25

3 World Conquest 202 BC-AD₁₄ 69

4 Controlling the World AD_14-193 107

5 Crisis and Reform 151

6 Collapse in the West, Recovery in the East 187

Appendices 203

Glossary 207

Biographies 223

Primary Sources 229

Further Reading 235

Index 241