D'Amato, Raffaele

Arms and armour of the Imperial Roman soldier : from Marius to Commodus, 112 BC-AD 192 / Raffaele D'Amato ; introduction, colour paintings and line drawings by Graham Sumner. - London : Frontline, 2009. - xiv, 290 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [263]-273) and index.

Foreword / Giorgio Ravegnani -- Introduction . Graham Sumner -- One: From Marius to Augustus 112-30 BC (Sources and historical outline ; Military organisation ; Weaponry ; Auxiliary troop equipment: bow and arrows, slingers ; Special equipment and rank symbols, standards, musical instruments and military decorations; Cavalry equipment: The man ; Cavalry equipment: The horse ; Clothing ; Naval equipment) Two: The Roman Empire in the age of expansion, 30 BC -- AD 192 (Sources and historical outline ; Military organisation ; Weaponry ; Auxilia, Numeri and Cohortes eqitatatae ; Signa militaria and the equipment of standard bearers ; Medical corps, special equipment, musicians, rank symbols and military decorations ; Special equipment ; Cavalry equipment: The man ; Cavalry equipment: The horse ; The hyppika gymnasia ; The heavy cavalry: the first Contrafractarii ; The Imperial Guard and Urbaniciani and Vigiles ; Clothing ; Naval equipment) -- Conmclusion -- Appendix: Further details of milites, equites and weapons from the Arausius (Orange) Arch)

Presents information and a collection of photographs of armor, weapons, and military equipment from ancient Rome.

9781848325128 1848325126

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GBA901188 bnb GBA901188 dnb

014864684 Uk


Weapons, Ancient--Rome.
Armor, Ancient--Rome.
Armee.
Bewehrung.
Kriegswaffe.


Rome--Army--Equipment.
Rome--Military antiquities
Rome--History, Military.
Römisches Reich.


Military history
Military history.

U805 / .D36 2009

623.4/410937