Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #409698 in Books
• Published on: 1995-11-13
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 64 pages

Customer Reviews

The real late Roman horseman in the spotlight
If you are accustomed to an image of an ancient Roman soldier, prepare for shock. They look like barbarians, in fact they're mainly barbarians by origin.
This book gives us written accounts from that period, achaeological finds, drawn reconstructions and many more.

This book can be read without any historical knowledge of the period, although it's very helpful to have a wider perspective.

The effective use of cavalry prior to the introduction of stirrups is only mentioned, not properly elaborated.