Roman Republic at war : a compendium of battles from 498 to 31 BC / Donathan Taylor.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Taylor, Donathan, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Rome--History--Republic, 510-30 B.C.

Rome.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (288 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

South Yorkshire, [England] : Pen and Sword Military, 2017.

Summary:

In a single volume, 'Roman Republic at War' catalogues and offers a brief description of every significant battle fought by the Roman Republic between 480 and 31 BC (and most of the minor ones too). The information in each entry is drawn exclusively from Ancient texts, in order to offer a brief description of each battle based solely on the information provided by the earliest surviving sources which chronicle the event. This approach provides the reader a concise foundation of information to which they can then confidently apply later scholarly interpretation presented in secondary sources in order to achieve a more accurate understanding of the most likely battlefield scenario. 00In writing the battle descriptions, the author has not sought analyse the evidence contained in the surviving accounts, nor embellish them beyond that which was necessary to provide clarity to the modern reader. He allows the original writers to speak for themselves, presenting the reader with a succinct version of what the ancient chroniclers tell us of these dramatic events. It is an excellent first-stop reference to the many battles of the Roman Republic.

Contents:

pt. One Introduction to Warfare during the Roman Republic

The Army of the Roman Republic

From Republic to Empire

The Roman Legion, Early Third Century BC to Late First Century BC

Manipular Legion, C.299

105 BC

The Ala

Cohortal Legion, c 105

31 BC

Command Structure of the Republican-era Legion

Battlefield Tactics

The Castra: The Legionary Camp

The Navy of the Roman Republic

The Ancient Sources

The Reliability of Ancient Sources

Note Regarding Battlefield Numbers

Ancient Authors and Their Works Relevant to this Study

pt. Two Battles of the Roman Republic

Alphabetical and Chronological Lists of Battles

Alphabetical List of Battles

Chronological List of Battles

Battles of the Roman Republic, 498

31 BC.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed May 18, 2017).

ISBN:

9781473894457

147389445X

9781473894440

1473894441

9781473894433

1473894433