In the name of Rome : the men who won the Roman Empire /

A definitive history of the great commanders of ancient Rome, from bestselling author Adrian Goldsworthy. "In his elegantly accessible style, Goldsworthy offers gripping and swiftly erudite accounts of Roman wars and the great captains who fought them. His heroes are never flavorless and generi...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Goldsworthy, Adrian Keith (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Haven : Yale University Press, 2016.
Temas:
30 B.C.-476 A.D.
HISTORY > Ancient > Rome.
Armed Forces > Officers.
Rome > Army > Officers.
Rome > History, Military > 30 B.C.-476 A.D.
Rome > Armée > Officiers.
Rome > Histoire militaire > 30 av. J.-C.-476.
Rome (Empire)
Military history.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • LIST OF MAPS AND DIAGRAMS
  • PREFACE TO THE YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS EDITION
  • PREFACE
  • Introduction
  • 1. 'The Shield and Sword of Rome': Fabius and Marcellus
  • 2. A Roman Hannibal: Scipio Africanus
  • 3. The Conqueror of Macedonia: Aemilius Paullus
  • 4. 'Small Wars': Scipio Aemilianus and the fall of Numantia
  • 5. 'A person devoted to war': Caius Marius
  • 6. General in exile: Sertorius and the Civil War
  • 7. A Roman Alexander: Pompey the Great
  • 8. Caesar in Gaul
  • 9. Caesar against Pompey
  • 10. An Imperial 'Prince': Germanicus beyond the Rhine
  • 11. Imperial Legate: Corbulo and Armenia
  • 12. A Young Caesar: Titus and the Siege of Jerusalem, ad 70
  • 13. The last great conqueror: Trajan and the Dacian Wars
  • 14. A Caesar on campaign: Julian in Gaul, ad 356-60
  • 15. One of the last: Belisarius and the Persians
  • 16. Later years: The legacy of Roman generals
  • Chronology
  • Glossary
  • Notes
  • Index

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