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Fortress 71: The Walls of Rome (Fortress)
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Product Description
This book provides a detailed examination of the design, development and construction of the defences of ancient Rome, with a particular focus on the Aurelian Wall - arguably the best preserved of all city walls in the Roman empire.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #332295 in Books
- Published on: 2008-03-10
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: .45 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 64 pages
Editorial Reviews
About the Author
Dr Nic Fields started his career as a biochemist before joining the Royal Marines for seven years. Having left the Navy he went back to University and completed a BA and PhD in Ancient History at the University of Newcastle. He was Assistant Director at the British School of Archaeology, Athens, and is now a lecturer in Ancient History and Archaeology at the University of Edinburgh.
Customer Reviews
The Walls of Rome
It is surprising how much has been written and published about Roman forts, walls and defences, but how very little of these actually cover the defences of Rome.
This book sets out to describe the defences of the Eternal City, from the 4th century BC ditches and banks of the Roman King Servius Tullius, to the remarkably well-preserved Auerlian Walls built between AD 271 to 275.
This book covers the development of the wall from Auerlian's period, to its modification and extension under Maxentius, Honorius and even Belisarius.
Every subject is covered from methods of construction, to overviews of gates, walls, towers and the wall's function. The Castra Praetoria is also given a look.
This book is wonderfully edited with colour photographs and maps, as well as a few brilliant colour plates by Peter Dennis. My favourite illustration is one of Belisarius's victorious soldiers on the Wall's defences. Other illustrations include building cutaways and bird's eye-views.
The book finishes with a look at Garibaldi's defence of Rome. I found this section surprising as I originally thought this book would only cover the Classical period. This section was fascinating nonetheless.
This is a wonderful book, and a fine introduction to the subject. Highly Recommended!
