Men At Arms 547 Roman Army Units In The Eastern Provinces (2) Paperback

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Drawing upon the latest literary and archaeological research, this is an in-depthstudy of the Roman Army units based in the Eastern Provinces during the turbulentthird century of the Roman Empire.DescriptionDrawing upon the latest literary and archaeological research, this is an in-depthstudy of the Roman Army units based in the Eastern Provinces during the turbulentthird century of the Roman Empire.In this book, eminent Roman historian, Dr Raffaele D’Amato, looks at the notoriouslyunder-represented history of the Roman armies during the middle 3rd Century whoserecords have been obscured by the chaotic civil wars of that period between usurpers tothe Imperial authority of Rome. Following on from the previous title, MAA 527, RomanArmy Units in the Western Provinces (2): 3rd Century AD, this book considers theevidence for troops in the Eastern half of the Empire specifically around the Balkans,Mesopotamia, the Middle East and North Africa and looks at the weakness of Imperialcentral authority which inevitably led to local particularism and a wide range ofappearance in regional commands.Dr D'Amato uses literary, painted, sculptural and archaeological sources to reconstructthis little-understood period of Roman military history and meticulously charts andreconstructs the appearance and campaigns of those Roman forces stationed in theEast.Sales and Marketing HighlightsThis second volume uses the latest research to identify and reconstruct theappearance of Roman units in the East and covers a notoriously underrepresented historical period.Illustrated with photos and drawings of pictorial and archeological finds.Includes new colour plates, reconstructing the look of a rich variety oflegionary, auxiliary and hired troops.