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    Roman Army Units in the Western Provinces (1): 31 BC–AD 195

    By Raffaele D’Amato and Raffaele Ruggeri

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    At its height the Roman Empire stretched across Europe, North Africa and the Middle East, maintained by an army of modest size but great diversity. In popular culture these soldiers are often portrayed in a generic fashion,
    but continuing research indicates significant variations in Roman armour and equipment not only between different legions and the provincially-raised auxiliary cohorts that made up half of the army, but also between different regions within the empire. With reference to the latest archaeological and documentary evidence Dr D'Amato investigates how Roman Army units in the Western provinces were equipped, exploring the local influences and traditions that caused the variations in attire.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBloomsbury Publishing
    Release dateJun 16, 2016
    ISBN9781472815392
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    Roman Army Units in the Western Provinces (1): 31 BC–AD 195
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    Raffaele D’Amato

    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.

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    • 5/5
      Great out of the box ideas on the Roman Army. Doesn't stick tp the generic images of the Roman soldier and really shows how uniformity was the exception rather than the rule within regional armies or even within the same units. The idea of an army of Legionaires marching in their matching lorica segmentata and rectangular shields being flanked by the Auxiliary in their equally matching chainmail and oval shields is blown outta the water!