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For the Glory of Rome. A History of Warriors and Warfare

Door Ross Cowan

Categorie
Klassieke Oudheid
Boeknummer
#213699
Titel
For the Glory of Rome. A History of Warriors and Warfare
Auteur
Cowan, Ross
Boektype
Paperback
Uitgeverij
Frontline Books
Jaar van uitgave
2017
ISBN10
1473898765
ISBN13
9781473898769
Taal
Engels
Samenvatting
Ancient Rome was uniquely bellicose. Her legionaries are often cited as the original professional soldiers and famed for their iron discipline, but they were also formidable individual warriors, sometimes berserks, who gloried in single combat, taking heads and despoiling their enemies. They were men who believed they were sired by a god of war, driven by the need to create and sustain heroic reputations, and who disrobed in public to display battle scars. Yet these same warriors read philosophy, wrote history, and recited poetry.

For the Glory of Rome introduces the heroic yet utterly ruthless men who carved out the Roman Empire. The author examines the deeds of men like Siccius Dentatus, the victor of eight single combats and a hero of the common people; Decius Mus, the consul who charg
... (Lees verder)ed into the midst of the enemy at Sentinum to devote himself to the gods of the Underworld; and the feuding centurions Pullo and Vorenus, rivals for every post and honor but bound together by their loyalty to Caesar.

Ross Cowan explores the mindset of the Roman fighting men, examining their motivation, beliefs and superstitions, illuminating why they fought and died for the glory of Rome.
Pagina's
287
Conditie
Nieuw
Prijs
€ 8,50

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