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Author : Hilary & John Travis
Release : 2011-04-15
Genre : History
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Book Rating : 186/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Roman Body Armour by : Hilary & John Travis
Download or read book Roman Body Armour written by Hilary & John Travis. This book was released on 2011-04-15. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A reassessment and reconstruction of Roman Body armour.
Author : David Sim
Release : 2012
Genre : History
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Book Rating : 357/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Roman Imperial Armour by : David Sim
Download or read book Roman Imperial Armour written by David Sim. This book was released on 2012. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the story of the production of the armour used by the soldiers of the Roman Empire. The book presents an examination of the metals the armour was made from, of how the ores containing those metals were extracted from the earth and transformed into workable metal and of how that raw product was made into the armour.
Author : M.C. Bishop
Release : 2022-11-24
Genre : History
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Book Rating : 862/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Roman Plate Armour by : M.C. Bishop
Download or read book Roman Plate Armour written by M.C. Bishop. This book was released on 2022-11-24. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fully illustrated, this book investigates the articulated plate armour worn by Roman legionaries. First named by Renaissance historians studying the reliefs on Trajan's Column, lorica segmentata evaded successful attempts to reconstruct it until a series of important archaeological finds in the 20th century revealed how it worked and the truth of its extended chronology. The earliest finds date from the late 1st century BC, and its discovery at Kalkriese in Germany shows how rapidly it was adopted. At the same time, discoveries in Spain and Britain showed that, despite its apparent fragility, it continued in use into the 4th century AD. The spectacular find of six halves of cuirasses in a chest at Corbridge in 1964 has now been matched by the rare discovery of a complete set of this armour at Kalkriese. The Corbridge find provided the context to interpret and reconstruct earlier finds. There is now years of experience gleaned from reenactors over the practical strengths and weaknesses of this form of armour. At the same time, scientific analysis has provided insights into the technology behind this revolutionary form of armour so characteristic of the Roman Army. Featuring specially commissioned artwork and drawing upon the latest findings, this study lifts the veil on the formidable plate armour used by the legionaries of Imperial Rome.
Author : H. Russell Robinson
Release : 1980
Genre : Armor
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Book Rating : 512/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Armour of the Roman Legions by : H. Russell Robinson
Download or read book The Armour of the Roman Legions written by H. Russell Robinson. This book was released on 1980. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Raffaele D'Amato
Release : 2017-03-30
Genre : History
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Book Rating : 899/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Decorated Roman Armour by : Raffaele D'Amato
Download or read book Decorated Roman Armour written by Raffaele D'Amato. This book was released on 2017-03-30. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the time of the Bronze Age, the warriors of all tribes and nations sought to emblazon their arms and armour with items and images to impress upon the enemy the wealth and power of the wearer. Magnificently decorated shields were as much a defensive necessity as a symbol of social status. Equally, decorative symbols on shields and armour defined the collective ideals and the self-conceived important of the village or city-state its warriors represented.Such items were therefore of great significance to the wearers, and the authors of this astounding detailed and extensively research book, have brought together years of research and the latest archaeological discoveries, to produce a work of undeniable importance.Shining Under the Eagles is richly decorated throughout, and as well as battlefield armour, details the tournament and parade armour from Rome's the earliest days.Dr Andrey Negin is candidate of historical sciences (Russian PhD), member of the department of history of the Ancient World and Classical Languages of Nizhny Novgorod State University named after N.I. Lobachevsky (Russian Federation). He has carried out fieldwork on ancient Roman armour and has published books and numerous articles on Roman military equipment.Dr Raffaele D'Amato is an experienced Turin-based researcher of the ancient and medieval military worlds. After achieving his first PhD in Romano-Byzantine Law, and having collaborated with the University of Athens, he gained a second doctorate in Roman military archaeology. He spent the last year in Turkey as visiting professor at the Fatih University of Istanbul, teaching there and working on a project about the army of Byzantium. He currently work as part-time researcher at the Laboratory of the Danubian Provinces at the University of Ferrara, under Professor Livio Zerbini.
