M. C. Bishop

Gebundenes Buch

Lucius Verus and the Roman Defence of the East

Beschreibung

Marcus Aurelius first action as Roman Emperor was to appoint his adoptive brother, Lucius Verus, as his co-emperor, even though he is often depicted as a wastrel. The author analyses why Verus succeeded against the Parthians where other emperors, before and after him, failed

Autor

M C Bishop is a specialist in Roman military archaeology. An archaeologist and archaeological illustrator by training, he is the founder of the Journal of Roman Military Equipment Studies and of ROMEC (the Roman Military Equipment Conference). He is also an Honorary Lecturer in the School of Classics at the University of St Andrews, but is best known as coauthor (with Jonathon Coulston) of the highly-regarded Roman Military Equipment (Oxford, 1993, revised edition 2005). He is also the author of Handbook to Roman Legionary Fortresses (2013) and The Secret History of the Roman Roads of Britain (2014) for Pen & Sword.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Pen & Sword Books Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 197
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. Mai 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 241mm x 161mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 508g
• ISBN-13: 9781473847606
• ISBN-10: 1473847605
• Artikelnr.: 49092950