Ancient Uniforms & Equipment from Viceroy Books
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The Composite Bow
by Loades, Mike
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- 2016
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- 9781472805911
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Osprey Pub Co, 2016. New book, 80 pages, WPN43. An ancient design, emerging from Central Asia in the second millennium BC, the composite bow was adopted by a staggering variety of cultures, from nomadic tribal peoples such as the Huns, Turks and Mongols, to mighty empires such as the Romans, Byzantines, Persians, Arabs and Chinese. Offering high power and portability,… Read more about this item Item Price
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Barbarians
by Newark, Tim
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- 1998
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- 9789623616348
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Concord Publications, 1998. New book, CN6004. 47 pages, 20 colour artworks by Angus McBride. This book is essentially a military review of the Barbarian invasions from the 5th century BC to the 10th century AD in Europe. Each of the people featured is illustrated by a page of text, and a magnificient colour artwork by renowned artist Angus Mcbride. Covers:… Read more about this item Item Price
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Ancient Armies
by Newark, Tim
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- 1999
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- 9789623616461
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Concord Publications, 1999. New book, CN6005, 47 pages, 20 colour artworks by Angus McBride. This book is essentially a military review of the Ancient Armies. Each of the forces featured is illustrated by a page of text, and a magnificient colour artwork by renowned artist Angus Mcbride. Covers: Sumerians 2500BC, Egyptian Horemhab fighting Nubians 14thC. BC, Hittites 14thC. BC, Syrian… Read more about this item Item Price
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Ancient Armies
by Newark, Tim
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- 1999
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- 9789623616461
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Concord Publications, 1999. New book, CN6005, 47 pages, 20 colour artworks by Angus McBride. This book is essentially a military review of the Ancient Armies. Each of the forces featured is illustrated by a page of text, and a magnificient colour artwork by renowned artist Angus Mcbride. Covers: Sumerians 2500BC, Egyptian Horemhab fighting Nubians 14thC. BC, Hittites 14thC. BC, Syrian… Read more about this item Item Price
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Roman Legionary AD69 - 161
by Cowan, Ross
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- 2013
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- 9781780965871
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Osprey Pub Co, 2013. New book, 64 pages, WAR166. Between AD 69 and 161 the composition of the Roman legions was transformed. Italians were almost entirely replaced by provincial recruits, men for whom Latin was at best a second language, and yet the Roman-ness of these Germans, Pannonians, Spaniards, Africans and Syrians, fostered in isolated fortresses on the frontiers, was… Read more about this item Item Price
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Romano-Byzantine Armies 4th - 9th Century
by Nicolle, David; McBride, Angus
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- 1992
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- 9781855322240
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University Park, Illinois, U.S.A.: Osprey Pub Co, 1992. New book, 48 pages, MAA247. Although the Byzantine Empire was a continuation of the Roman Empire and faced similar military problems, its solutions were very different. In North Africa, for example, Rome's large army concentrated on securing main roads and urban centres. Byzantium's smaller army built more fortifications and took a defensive… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Praetorian Guard
by Rankov, Boris
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- 1994
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- 9781855323612
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Osprey Pub Co, 1994. New book, 64 pages, ELI050. The Praetorian Guard of Imperial Rome was the power behind the throne, with the ability to make or break an emperor. As the main body of troops in Rome, they were the emperor's instrument to discourage plotting and rebellion and to crush unrest. The emperor's most immediate line of defence, they… Read more about this item Item Price
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Armies of the Carthaginian Wars 265-146 BC
by Wise, Terence
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- 1982
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- 9780850454307
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Botley, Oxford, United Kingdom: Osprey Publishing, Limited, 1982. New book, 48 pages, MAA121. 42 photos and illustrations, 8 pages of colour illustrations. The epic conflict between Rome and Carthage remains one of the most compelling stories of military history. The wars included such legendary events as the crossing of the Alps by Hannibal, and the Battle of Cannae. Terence Wise's… Read more about this item Item Price
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Roman Republican Legionary 298-105 BC
by Fields, Nic
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- 2012
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- 9781849087810
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Osprey Pub Co, 2012. New book, 64 pages, WAR162. Soon after the Caudine Forks fiasco, where Roman citizens had suffered the humiliation of being forced to pass under the yoke, an act symbolising their loss of warrior status, the tactical formation adopted by the Roman army underwent a radical change. Introduced as part of the Servian reforms, the legion had… Read more about this item Item Price
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Roman Republican Legionary 298-105 BC
by Fields, Nic
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- 2012
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- 9781849087810
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Osprey Pub Co, 2012. New book, 64 pages, WAR162. Soon after the Caudine Forks fiasco, where Roman citizens had suffered the humiliation of being forced to pass under the yoke, an act symbolising their loss of warrior status, the tactical formation adopted by the Roman army underwent a radical change. Introduced as part of the Servian reforms, the legion had… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Roman Army from Caesar to Trajan
by Simkins, Michael
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- 1984
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- 9780850455281
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Oxford, United Kingdom: Osprey Publishing, Limited, 1984. New book, 40 pages, MAA046. Although the common Roman fighting men themselves have left no account, much literature has survived from antiquity. The wealth of archaeological finds, plus the study of surviving Roman scultpure has allowed hisorians to learn much about the nature of the Roman army which conquered an astonishing expanse of… Read more about this item Item Price
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Roman Centurions 753-31 BC: The Kingdom and the Age of Consuls
by D'Amato, Raffaele
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- 2011
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- 9781849085410
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Osprey Pub Co, 2011. New book, 48 pages, MAA470. A perennially popular topic the ancient world continues to yield incredibly rich archaeological finds. Based on years of detailed research, Dr Raffaele D'Amato now presents a new history on the dress and equipment of Roman Centurions from the Roman kingdom to the height of the Republic. In addition, thanks to his… Read more about this item Item Price
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Early Roman Warrior 753-321 BC
by Fields, Nic
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- 2011
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- 9781849084994
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Osprey Pub Co, 2011. New book, 64 pages, WAR156. The prototypical 'Roman Legionnaire' often seen on television and in movies is actually the product of nearly a millennium of military development. Far back in the Bronze Age, before the city of Rome existed, a loose collection of independent hamlets eventually formed into a village. From this base, the earliest Roman… Read more about this item Item Price
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Bronze Age Greek Warrior 1600-1100 BC
by D'Amato, Raffaele; Salimbeti, Andrea
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- 2011
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- 9781849081955
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Osprey Pub Co, 2011. New book, 64 pages, WAR153. More than a century has passed past since German archeologist Heinrich Schliemann discovered the treasures of Bronze Age Mycenae. The richly decorated artifacts of the entombed warriors, whose bodies still lay in their graves, confirmed that Homer's epic The Iliad was based upon true events, and that the Achaeans described in… Read more about this item Item Price
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Early Roman Armies
by Sekunda, Nicholas
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- 1995
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- 9781855325135
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Osprey Pub Co, 1995. New book, 48 pages, MAA283. The early Romans were only one of a number of peoples that inhabited Iron Age central Italy. From the 8th to the 3rd century BC, the Romans undertook territorial expansion, and conflict with neighbouring tribes and cultures resulted in open war, most notably with the Samnites. Alliances were created too -… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Thracians 700 BC - AD 46
by Webber, Christopher
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- 2001
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- 9781841763293
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Osprey Pub Co, 2001. New book, 48 pages, MAA360. Throughout the three centuries before Christ many hundreds of thousands of Thracians, in more than 40 tribes, occupied the area between northern Greece, southern Russia and north-west Turkey. Skilled horsemen, masters of light infantry fighting in broken terrain, and renowned for their ferocity, the Thracians were feared by even the greatest… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Ancient Greeks
by Sekunda, Nicholas
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- 1986
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- 9780850456868
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Oxford, United Kingdom: Osprey Pub Co, 1986. New book, 64 pages, ELI007. The cradle of western civilisation, the ancient Greek world, consisted of a series of independent city states some of which, such as Athens and Sparta, became major world powers. This authoritative volume by Nicholas Sekunda covers Greek warfare in the Classical Period, which stretches from the Greek victories… Read more about this item Item Price
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Imperial Roman Legionary AD161-284
by Cowan, Ross
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- 2003
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- 9781841766010
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University Park, Illinois, U.S.A.: Osprey Pub Co, 2003. New book, 64 pages, WAR072. Between AD 161 and 244 the Roman legions were involved in wars and battles on a scale not seen since the late Republic. Legions were destroyed in battle, disbanded for mutiny and rebellion and formed to wage wars of conquest and defence. This volume explores the experience… Read more about this item Item Price
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Imperial Roman Legionary AD161-284
by Cowan, Ross
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- 2003
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University Park, Illinois, U.S.A.: Osprey Pub Co, 2003. New book, 64 pages, WAR072. Between AD 161 and 244 the Roman legions were involved in wars and battles on a scale not seen since the late Republic. Legions were destroyed in battle, disbanded for mutiny and rebellion and formed to wage wars of conquest and defence. This volume explores the experience… Read more about this item Item Price
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Roman Legionary 58BC - AD69
by Cowan, Ross
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- 2003
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- 9781841766003
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Botley, Oxford, United Kingdom: Osprey Publishing, Limited, 2003. New book, 64 pages, WAR071. The period 31BC - AD43 saw the greatest expansion of the Roman Empire. In 31BC Octavian defeated Antony at the battle of Actium and remodelled the semi-professional Roman army into a permanent force of 28 legions. Octavian became the first emperor (Augustus) and under his leadership the… Read more about this item Item Price
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