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

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