Roman Legionary vs Hellenistic Phalangite: Italy and Greece 280-168 BC

This fully illustrated study examines the clashes between the Roman legion and the Hellenistic phalanx in the 3rd and 2nd centuries BC.

Following Alexander the Great's death in 323 BC, his generals and their successors harnessed the formidable power of the Macedonian phalanx to carve up his empire into realms of their own. Meanwhile, Rome emerged as one of Italy's most powerful cities, with the manipular legion at the forefront of its efforts to forge a wider empire.

In this book, Murray Dah...