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Immediate dispatch from Somerset. Nice book in great condition. Pages in excellent condition. Images are beautiful bright and vivid. No notes or highlighting. Small amount wear to dustcover edges. See images. Fantastic book.

About the book >.>.> The legions of Rome are the archetypal elite fighting force of antiquity. For almost half a millennium they secured the known world under the power of the Caesars. Yet until now there has been no authoritative account for the general reader student and scholar alike of the origins and history of each and every legion of the imperial age. The Complete Roman Legions fills that gap. ? Part I examines the legions of the Republic – forces of a citizen army – from Rome’s foundation to Caesar’s legions and those of Octavian and Mark Antony in the civil wars. ? Part II the core of the volume provides ‘biographies” of all 45 legions established as a standing army from 31 ?? to the 3rd century AD. ? Part III discusses the legions of Late Antiquity as they expanded and adapted to face new enemies. From the mountains of Armenia to the wilds of northern Britain we follow individual legions as they fought to secure the frontiers or raise rival generals to the imperial purple. Some took part in great victories but others were disastrously defeated such as the three legions wiped out in the Teutoburg Forest in AD 9. Full accounts are given of Roman army reforms. legionary equipment battle tactics and the legionaries as builders and engineers. Individual legions are examined in the territories they garrisoned and defended across the empire. Data files on each legion and detailed box features on major sites and events add depth to the main discussion. (MP)