Caesar’s Legacy: Civil War and the Emergence of the Roman Empire
June 27, 2007
Another review has been presented by forum member "Divi Filius"
With his first publication, the young Assistant Professor at Georgetown University, Josiah Osgood, does not attempt to challenge the mainstream beliefs on the decline of the republic; nor does he propose any new theories, he makes this clear in his introduction. Instead of focusing on the very few at the top; their politics and their wars, he focuses on how all of this affected the very many on the very bottom: the men and women around the Mediterranean who lived through, or died as a result of, the turmoil engulfing the final transition between Republic and Empire. With Caesar’s Legacy, Osgood has written something original, accessible and scholarly in a period of history undertaken by nearly every major historian of classical Rome...
Read the full review of Caesar’s Legacy: Civil War and the Emergence of the Roman Empire by Josiah Osgood.
Ancient Warfare Magazine Promotion
June 20, 2007
With the exciting launch of Ancient Warfare magazine, UNRV.com is pleased to offer 5 free (6 magazines over 1 year) subscription accounts.
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Warfare (minus two-thousand years)
Why did early civilizations fight? Who were their generals? What was
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Greek & Roman Warfare: Battles, Tactics, and Trickery
June 11, 2007
Review by forum member "Caldrail".
When we talk about ancient warfare, inevitably the discussion drifts toward the arms and equipment of the day. The relative merits of sword and shield can give rise to raging arguements over what might be seen as minor details. Our love of artwork reflects that as many books featuring Greek and Roman warfare are packed with colourful graphics depicting major variations of arms and equipment. However aesthetic they may be, most books of this type do not go into much detail about how wars were fought by the men who used these items...
Read the full review of Greek & Roman Warfare by John Drogo Montagu.
