Product Description

This is a description of the uniforms, weaponry, military practices and daily life of the Roman soldier during the twilight years of the Empire, a time which saw the army increasingly influenced by German troops and the rise of private armies. The book is illustrated with contemporary images, diagrams and colour plates.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #122538 in Books
• Published on: 1994-07-28
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 64 pages

Customer Reviews

Good general reading with well thought out pictures
The trouble with the Osprey series was that they were always very general and the colour plates tended to employ a bit of artistic license. I was pleased to find that neither this book and it's two companion ones (the Roman Cavalryman and the Germanic warrior) suffer from this.

As a late roman re-enactor, in a Society that prides itself on getting it's facts and equipment correct, we recommend these titles to all our new members. They are good basic reading and present an intelligent rendering of all the facts into the colour plates

A great book with a gnawing question
A great informative book, outlining the changes in the Roman army during this crucial period of it's history. The illustrations are first class with a surprising amount of information in the space available. Just one question? Why where the the Pilium and the Gladius replaced around this time? This is never explained properly, which was a disappointment