Romes Northern Enemies

Author : Andy Singleton
Publisher : Pen and Sword Military
ISBN 13 : 1526765578
Total Pages : 130 pages
Book Rating : 4.74/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Rome's Northern Enemies written by Andy Singleton and published by Pen and Sword Military. This book was released on 2020-05-30 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This guide features illustrated instructions and practical advice for assembling and painting wargaming figurines of ancient European warriors. Throughout their history, the Romans were troubled by formidable warlike tribes along their northern borders: The Celts of Gaul and Northern Italy who sacked Rome itself; the British who repulsed Julius Caesar and resisted later occupation; the Germanic tribes along the Rhine; and the fearsome falx-wielding Dacians on the Danube. In Rome’s Northern Enemies, Andy Singleton provides a detailed guide to assembling and painting figurines of these formidable foes for your next gaming session. With Andy’s practical advice, you will achieve a fine collection ready for tabletop battle or display. Most of the figures featured in the numerous illustrations are 28mm but the techniques described are easily adaptable to smaller scales and to plastic or metal. Step-by-step guidance takes the process from initial preparation and assembly of the figure, to finishing and basing. Themed chapters cover armor, clothing, skin tones, warpaint and tattoos, shields and horses.

Author : Stephen Kershaw
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1643133756
Total Pages : 530 pages
Book Rating : 4.51/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Enemies of Rome written by Stephen Kershaw and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2020-01-07 with total page 530 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fresh and vivid narrative history of the Roman Empire from the point of view of the “barbarian” enemies of Rome. History is written by the victors, and Rome had some very eloquent historians. Those the Romans regarded as barbarians left few records of their own, but they had a tremendous impact on the Roman imagination. Resisting from outside Rome’s borders or rebelling from within, they emerge vividly in Rome’s historical tradition, and left a significant footprint in archaeology. Kershaw builds a narrative around the lives, personalities, successes, and failures both of the key opponents of Rome’s rise and dominance, and of those who ultimately brought the empire down. Rome’s history follows a remarkable trajectory from its origins as a tiny village of refugees from a conflict zone to a dominant superpower. But throughout this history, Rome faced significant resistance and rebellion from peoples whom it regarded as barbarians: Ostrogoths, Visigoths, Goths, Vandals, Huns, Picts and Scots. Based both on ancient historical writings and modern archaeological research, this new history takes a fresh look at the Roman Empire through the personalities and lives of key opponents during the trajectory of Rome’s rise and fall.

Author : Virtus Libris
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781532711930
Total Pages : 60 pages
Book Rating : 4.3X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Enemies of Ancient Rome written by Virtus Libris and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-04-12 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dacia. To most it means nothing; to history, it is a footnote. To the Romans, it represented the biggest external threat during the beginnings of empire. The Dacians were one of the largest barbarian nations in the ancient world, and unlike many other civilizations, they had mastered the use of iron. For over a century, Dacia would harass and attack Roman settlements. For over a century, Dacian kings would defy the authority of Roman emperors. For over a century, Dacia would remain a threat poised over the northern border of Rome, yet mysteriously little information remains from this once sprawling kingdom. When Rome faced a threat, it eradicated every aspect of that threat, including its army, its borders, and its national identity. Dacia would prove no exception.

Author : Philip Matyszak
Publisher : Thames & Hudson
ISBN 13 : 0500771766
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Enemies of Rome: From Hannibal to Attila the Hun written by Philip Matyszak and published by Thames & Hudson. This book was released on 2009-04-06 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Matyszak writes clearly and engagingly . . . nicely produced, with ample maps and illustrations." —Classical Outlook This engrossing book looks at the growth and eventual demise of Rome from the viewpoint of the peoples who fought against it. Here is the reality behind such legends as Spartacus the gladiator, as well as the thrilling tales of Hannibal, the great Boudicca, the rebel leader and Mithridates, the connoisseur of poisons, among many others. Some enemies of Rome were noble heroes and others were murderous villains, but each has a unique and fascinating story.

Author : Mike Roberts
Publisher : Pen and Sword Military
ISBN 13 : 1526744090
Total Pages : 382 pages
Book Rating : 4.98/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Rome's Third Samnite War, 298–290 BC written by Mike Roberts and published by Pen and Sword Military. This book was released on 2020-03-30 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A compelling account of alliances, animosities, and ancient warfare in central Italy. The Third Samnite War was a crucial episode in the early history of Rome. Upon its outcome rested mastery of central Italy, and the independent survival of both Rome and the Samnites. Determined to resist aggressive Roman expansion, the Samnites forged a powerful alliance with the Senones (a tribe of Italian Gauls), Etruscans, and Umbrians. The result was eight years of hard campaigning, brutal sieges, and bitter battles that stretched Rome to the limit. The desperate nature of the struggle is illustrated by the ritual self-sacrifice (devotio) by the Roman consul Publius Decimus Mus at the Battle of Sentinum (295 BC), which restored the resolve of the wavering Roman troops, and by the Samnite Linen Legion at the Battle of Aquilonia (393 BC), each man of which was bound by a sacred oath to conquer or die on the battlefield. Mike Roberts, who has travelled the Italian landscape upon which these events played out, mines the sources—which are more reliable, he argues, than for Rome’s previous wars—to produce a compelling narrative of this momentous conflict.

Author : I. M. Ferris
Publisher : Diane Publishing Company
ISBN 13 : 9780756778408
Total Pages : 214 pages
Book Rating : 4.09/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Enemies of Rome written by I. M. Ferris and published by Diane Publishing Company. This book was released on 2000 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The history of the Roman Empire was one of conflict with, & victory over, the various Ôbarbarian' peoples whose lands lay adjacent to the Roman empire. The enemies of Rome were a recurring theme in Roman art. There are countless surviving sculptures, reliefs, pieces of metalwork & jewelry which take as their subject these barbarian peoples. The book examines the literary & historical background to these works, exposing the deep-seated Roman fear of the barbarian or Ôprimitive'. Analyzes the development of an artistic tradition that reflected the increasing power of barbarians within the empire, & demonstrates that, as the empire declined, the savage characteristics of the barbarians came to be portrayed as virtues rather than vices. Ill.

Author : Paul A. Zoch
Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN 13 : 9780806132877
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.76/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Ancient Rome written by Paul A. Zoch and published by University of Oklahoma Press. This book was released on 2000-07-01 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The events and personalities of ancient Rome spring to life in this history. Paul A. Zoch presents, in contemporary language, the history of Rome and the stories of its protagonists such as Romulus and Remus, Horatius, and Nero-which are so often omitted from more specialized studies.

Author : Brent L. Sterling
Publisher : Georgetown University Press
ISBN 13 : 1589017277
Total Pages : 370 pages
Book Rating : 4.76/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Do Good Fences Make Good Neighbors? written by Brent L. Sterling and published by Georgetown University Press. This book was released on 2009-10-30 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A number of nations, conspicuously Israel and the United States, have been increasingly attracted to the use of strategic barriers to promote national defense. In Do Good Fences Make Good Neighbors?, defense analyst Brent Sterling examines the historical use of strategic defenses such as walls or fortifications to evaluate their effectiveness and consider their implications for modern security. Sterling studies six famous defenses spanning 2,500 years, representing both democratic and authoritarian regimes: the Long Walls of Athens, Hadrian’s Wall in Roman Britain, the Ming Great Wall of China, Louis XIV’s Pré Carré, France’s Maginot Line, and Israel’s Bar Lev Line. Although many of these barriers were effective in the short term, they also affected the states that created them in terms of cost, strategic outlook, military readiness, and relations with neighbors. Sterling assesses how modern barriers against ground and air threats could influence threat perceptions, alter the military balance, and influence the builder’s subsequent policy choices. Advocates and critics of strategic defenses often bolster their arguments by selectively distorting history. Sterling emphasizes the need for an impartial examination of what past experience can teach us. His study yields nuanced lessons about strategic barriers and international security and yields findings that are relevant for security scholars and compelling to general readers.

Author : Andy Singleton
Publisher : Pen and Sword Military
ISBN 13 : 1526765594
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.98/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Painting Wargaming Figures – Rome's Northern Enemies written by Andy Singleton and published by Pen and Sword Military. This book was released on 2020-05-30 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Throughout their history, the Romans were troubled by formidable warlike tribes along their northern borders. The Celts of Gaul and Northern Italy, who sacked Rome itself, the British who repulsed Julius Caesar and resisted later occupation, the Germanic tribes along the Rhine and the fearsome falx-wielding Dacians on the Danube, all proved worthy foes of the legions. If you are raising your own army to defy the might of Rome, Andy Singleton will help you get them ready for battle with ease. The emphasis is on achievable results and practical advice to get your army painted and ready for gaming in a reasonable time frame, and achieve a fine collection that will look great on the shelf or table. Most of the figures featured in the numerous illustrations are 28mm but the techniques described are easily adaptable to smaller scales and to plastic or metal. Step-by-step guidance takes the process from initial preparation and assembly of the figure, to finishing and basing. Themed chapters cover armour, clothing, skin tones, warpaint and tattoos, shields and horses.

Author : John Prevas
Publisher : Da Capo Press
ISBN 13 : 9780306824241
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.48/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Hannibal's Oath written by John Prevas and published by Da Capo Press. This book was released on 2017-09-26 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: According to the ancient sources, Hannibal was nine years old when his father led him to the temple at Carthage and dipped the young boy's hands in the blood of the sacrificial victim. Before those gods, Hannibal swore an oath of eternal hatred toward Rome. Few images in history have managed to capture and hold the popular imagination quite like that of Hannibal, the fearless North African, perched on a monstrous elephant, leading his mercenaries over the Alps, and then, against all odds, descending the ice-covered peaks to challenge Rome in her own backyard for mastery of the ancient world. It was a bold move, and it established Hannibal as one of history's greatest commanders. But this same brilliant tactician is also one of history's most tragic figures; fate condemned him to win his battles but not his war against Rome. An internationally recognized expert on Hannibal for nearly thirty years, historian John Prevas has visited every Hannibal-related site and mountain pass, from Tunisia to Italy, Spain to Turkey, seeking evidence to dispel the myths surrounding Hannibal's character and his wars. Hannibal's Oath is an easily readable yet comprehensive biography of this iconic military leader--an epic account of a monumental and tragic life.