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Roman siege warfare /

"Roman siege warfare had its own structure and customs, and expectations both by the besieged and by the attacking army. Sieges are typically sorted by the techniques and technologies that attackers used, but the more fruitful approach offered in Roman Siege Warfare examines the way a siege fol...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Levithan, Josh, 1976-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Ann Arbor, [Michigan] : University of Michigan Press, [2013]
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction; 2. The Moral Contexts of Siege Warfare; 3. The Siege Progression; 4. The Republic; 5. Siege Warfare in Caesar's Commentaries; 6. Josephus and the Siege of Jerusalem; 7. Siege Warfare in Ammianus Marcellinus; Epilogue: The Sack; Bibliography; Index.