Book Description
Readable full-length narrative of the Third Macedonian War, which effectively made Rome an almost global power beyond compare.
Author : Paul J. Burton
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 18,35 MB
Release : 2017-10-12
Category : History
ISBN : 1107104440
Readable full-length narrative of the Third Macedonian War, which effectively made Rome an almost global power beyond compare.
Author : Philip Matyszak
Publisher : Casemate Publishers
Page : 319 pages
File Size : 30,38 MB
Release : 2010-03-10
Category : History
ISBN : 1848849508
The acclaimed ancient world historian presents an accessible and authoritative account of the Macedonian Wars of the 3rd century, BCE. While the Roman Republic was struggling for survival against the Carthaginians in the Second Punic War, Philip V of Macedon attempted to take advantage of its apparent vulnerability by allying with Hannibal and declaring war. The Romans first negated this threat by deploying allies to keep Philip occupied in Greece and Illyria. Once Carthage was defeated, however, the stage was set for the clash of two of the most successful military systems of the ancient world, the Roman legions versus the Macedonian phalanx. Though sorely tested, the legions emerged victorious from the epic battles of Cynoscephelae and Pydna. The home of Alexander the Great fell under the power of Rome, along with the rest of Greece, which had a profound effect on Roman culture and society. Like the other volumes in this series, this book chronicles these wars in a clear narrative, explaining how the Roman war machine coped with formidable new foes and the challenges of unfamiliar terrain and climate. Specially commissioned color plates bring the main troop types vividly to life in meticulously researched detail.
Author : Robin Waterfield
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 40,32 MB
Release : 2014
Category : History
ISBN : 0199916896
Addressing a marginalized era of Greek and Roman history, Taken at the Flood offers a compelling narrative of Rome's conquest of Greece.
Author : Harriet I. Flower
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 519 pages
File Size : 47,44 MB
Release : 2014-06-23
Category : History
ISBN : 1107032245
This second edition examines all aspects of Roman history, and contains a new introduction, three new chapters and updated bibliographies.
Author : Nathan Rosenstein
Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 15,55 MB
Release : 2012-03-07
Category : History
ISBN : 0748650814
Nathan Rosenstein charts Rome's incredible journey and command of the Mediterranean over the course of the third and second centuries BC.
Author : Paul J. Burton
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 12,51 MB
Release : 2017
Category : Macedonia
ISBN : 9781108633147
This is the first full-length study of the final war between Rome and the ancient Macedonian monarchy and its last king, Perseus. The Roman victory at the Battle of Pydna in June 168 BC was followed by the abolition of the kingdom of Macedon - the cradle of Philip II, Alexander the Great, and the Antigonid monarchs who followed. The first historian of Rome's rise to world power, and a contemporary of the war, Polybius of Megalopolis, recognized the significance of these events in making Rome an almost global power beyond compare - a sole superpower, in other words. Yet Roman authority did not lack challenges from lesser states and insurgents in the decades that followed. The book's meticulous documentation, close analysis, and engagement in scholarly controversy will appeal to academics and students, while general readers will appreciate its brisk narrative style and pacing.
Author : A. E. Astin
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 648 pages
File Size : 21,19 MB
Release : 1970
Category : History, Ancient
ISBN : 9780521234481
Author : Steele Brand
Publisher : Johns Hopkins University Press
Page : 393 pages
File Size : 35,8 MB
Release : 2019-09-10
Category : History
ISBN : 1421429861
A sweeping political and cultural history, Killing for the Republic closes with a compelling argument in favor of resurrecting the citizen-soldier ideal in modern America.
Author : Paul J. Burton
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 409 pages
File Size : 17,18 MB
Release : 2011-11-10
Category : History
ISBN : 1139501860
In this bold new interpretation of the origins of ancient Rome's overseas empire, Dr Burton charts the impact of the psychology, language and gestures associated with the Roman concept of amicitia, or 'friendship'. The book challenges the prevailing orthodox Cold War-era realist interpretation of Roman imperialism and argues that language and ideals contributed just as much to Roman empire-building as military muscle. Using a constructivist theoretical framework drawn from international relations, Dr Burton replaces the modern scholarly fiction of a Roman empire built on networks of foreign clients and client-states with an interpretation grounded firmly in the discursive habits of the ancient texts themselves. The results better account for the peculiar rhythms of Rome's earliest period of overseas expansion - brief periods of vigorous military and diplomatic activity, such as the rolling back of Seleucid power in Asia Minor and Greece in 192–188 BC, followed by long periods of inactivity.
Author : Livy
Publisher :
Page : 576 pages
File Size : 21,51 MB
Release : 1909
Category : Rome
ISBN :