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Beschreibung

Gaius Julius Caesar remains the most famous Roman general of all time.

Although he never bore the title, historians since Suetonius have judged him to be, in practice, the very first 'emperor' - after all, no other name in history has been synonymous with a title of imperial rule. Caesar was a towering personality who, for better or worse, changed the history of Rome forever. His unscrupulous ambition was matched only by his genius as a commander and his conquest of Gaul brought Rome its first great territorial expansion outside the Mediterranean world.

His charismatic leadership bounded his soldiers to him not only for expeditions 'beyond the edge of the world' - to Britain - but in the subsequent civil war that raised him to ultimate power. What is seldom appreciated, however is that the army he led was as varied and cosmopolitan as those of later centuries, and it is only recently that a wider study of a whole range of evidence has allowed a more precise picture of it to emerge.

Drawing on a wide range of up-to-date research, the authors examine the armies of Julius Caesar in detail, creating a detailed picture of how they lived and fought.

Gaius Julius Caesar remains the most famous Roman general of all time.

Although he never bore the title, historians since Suetonius have judged him to be, in practice, the very first 'emperor' - after all, no other name in history has been synonymous with a title of imperial rule. Caesar was a towering personality who, for better or worse, changed the history of Rome forever. His unscrupulous ambition was matched only by his genius as a commander and his conquest of Gaul brought Rome its first great territorial expansion outside the Mediterranean world.

His charismatic leadership bounded his soldiers to him not only for expeditions 'beyond the edge of the world' - to Britain - but in the subsequent civil war that raised him to ultimate power. What is seldom appreciated, however is that the army he led was as varied and cosmopolitan as those of later centuries, and it is only recently that a wider study of a whole range of evidence has allowed a more precise picture of it to emerge.

Drawing on a wide range of up-to-date research, the authors examine the armies of Julius Caesar in detail, creating a detailed picture of how they lived and fought.

Über den Autor
Raffaele D'Amato, PhD, is the author of some 40 books and has written numerous articles on the Roman Empire, Byzantium, medieval Europe and the military of Ancient Greece. He has taught at the University of Ferrara, and was a visiting professor at Fatih University, Istanbul. He currently lives in England, working as an archaeological consultant and lawyer for Timeline Auctions Ltd of Harwich, and also as an external researcher for the Laboratory of the Danubian Provinces at the University of Ferrara.
Zusammenfassung
The text is supported by illustrations, including full colour reconstructions of a wide range of troops and drawings of the latest sculptural and archaeological evidence.
Inhaltsverzeichnis

INTRODUCTION
CHRONOLOGY
ORGANIZATION OF THE CONSULAR ARMY
Legiones
Caesar's legionarii
Equites
Caesar's bodyguards
COMMAND STRUCTURE
Legati
Praefecti
Quaestores
Tribuni and contubernales
Centuriones
Other 'non-commissioned' officers
Socii auxiliaries
Elephants
ARMS & EQUIPMENT
Shafted weapons: the pilum, gaesum and hasta
Swords
Daggers
Belts
Helmets
Body protection
Shields
Equipment of socii auxiliaries
Other equipment
Clothing
BIBLIOGRAPHY
INDEX

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2021
Genre: Geschichte, Importe
Jahrhundert: Altertum
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
Reihe: Elite
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9781472845245
ISBN-10: 1472845242
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Gilbert, Francois
D'Amato, Raffaele
Illustrator: Vincent, Florent
Hersteller: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Elite
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 247 x 187 x 5 mm
Von/Mit: Francois Gilbert (u. a.)
Erscheinungsdatum: 16.09.2021
Gewicht: 0,205 kg
Artikel-ID: 119590753

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