Warfare in Roman Europe, AD 350-425

by Hugh Elton

Overview

Despite the importance of warfare in the collapse of the Roman Empire, this is the only comprehensive study of the subject available. Hugh Elton discusses the practice of warfare in Europe, from both Roman and barbarian perspectives, in the late fourth and early fifth centuries. He analyzes the military practices and capabilities of the Romans and their northern enemies at political, strategic, operational, and tactical levels, and covers civil wars, sieges, and naval warfare.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780198152415
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	02/19/1998
Series:	Oxford Classical Monographs
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	328
Product dimensions:	8.40(w) x 5.40(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Trinity College, Connecticut

Editorial Reviews

"Well-written and amply documented, the work will appeal to scholar and advanced student alike....Elton has written an excellent work characterized by solid scholarship, critical thinking, and clear presentation."—Journal of Military History

"The book is important for its breadth of coverage and its attention to details, rescuing from oblivion much information necessary for a realistic appraisal of the historical dynamics of the fourth and fifth centuries."—Choice

"An important contribution to the continuing debate about the status of the military in the Late Empire."—Religious Studies Review

"...very systematic and clearly organized and should appeal to a wide range of readers from the secondary to more advance levels."—History

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