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Cataclysm 90 BC : the forgotten war that almost destroyed Rome / Philip Matyszak.

Van Pelt Library DG257.3 .M38 2014
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Matyszak, Philip, author.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Insurgency.
History.
Rome--History, Military--265-30 B.C.
Rome--History--Social War, 90-88 B.C.
Rome--Politics and government--265-30 B.C.
Insurgency--Italy--History--To 1500.
Political science.
Rome (Empire).
Italy.
Genre:
History.
Military history.
Physical Description:
xi, 176 pages : map ; 24 cm
Place of Publication:
Barnsley : Pen & Sword Military, 2014.
Summary:
The social war was one of the toughest waged by the roman republic, threatened by a tough enemy that fought using the same tactics and equipment as the roman legions, this dramatic narrative combines big personalities (including cicero, cato, marius, sulla and pompey) with political intrigue, assassination and full-scale warfare, Written in the fast-paced and accessible style that has earned philip matyszak a large and growing following Book jacket.
Contents:
Chapter 1 Prelude to Cataclysmic Adjustment 1
Chapter 2 The Rivals 24
Chapter 3 The State of Italy 40
Chapter 4 Livius Drusus, the Failed Reformer 52
Chapter 5 The Breaking Storm 64
Chapter 6 90 EC - Backs to the Wall 78
Chapter 7 Surrender - an Odd Way to Win 94
Chapter 8 Sulla's March on Rome - this Changes Everything 110
Chapter 9 Sulla's Return - Fighting for Rome 128
Chapter 10 Terror and Settlement 149.
ISBN:
9781848847897
1848847890
OCLC:
885008798
Publisher Number:
99961305861

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