Lawrence Keppie (Professor emeritus of Roman History and Archaeolog

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Slingers and Sling Bullets in the Roman Civil Wars of the Late Republic, 90-31 BC

Beschreibung

Slingers were an element in the Roman army over many centuries, their activities frequently reported in literary accounts of the Late Republic. Despite an ever-expanding body of ancient evidence, some books on the Roman army scarcely mention slingers. This monograph seeks to redress the balance and draws attention to their role and e

Autor

Professor Lawrence Keppie studied at the University of Glasgow, Balliol College Oxford, and The British School at Rome, where he was Scholar in Classical Studies. For 30 years he was a curator of archaeology at The Hunterian Museum, University of Glasgow, before retiring in 2003. He has excavated widely on Roman sites in Scotland, and in Italy. His many books include The Making of the Roman Army (1984, 1998), Understanding Roman Inscriptions (1991, 2001) and The Romans on the Bay of Naples (2009). He has held visiting appointments at The Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, N.J., The British School at Rome and The University of British Columbia, Vancouver.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Archaeopress
• Seitenzahl: 110
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. November 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 174mm x 245mm x 8mm
• Gewicht: 300g
• ISBN-13: 9781803276403
• ISBN-10: 1803276401
• Artikelnr.: 69823804