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Fighting from afar among the Romans: Cultural realities and representations (1st century BC-3rd century AD).
Ausonius
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| N° d'inventaire | 30726 |
| Format | 17 x 24 |
| Détails | 328 p., numerous photographs, paperback. |
| Publication | Pessac, 2024 |
| Etat | Nine |
| ISBN | 9782356136022 |
This book studies the place of long-distance combat in war
Roman between the 1st century BC and the 3rd century AD. It proposes
to shed new light on a way of fighting
long considered secondary by a part of the
ancient authors and modern historians. Now the Romans,
far from having despised projectiles (arrows, slingshots,
javelins or stones), have perfectly integrated them into their
art of war. The increase in the use of these weapons
in combat reflects the tactical developments that have affected the
Roman armies but also the complexity and ambiguity of the
view that Roman authors had of combat from afar.
Roman between the 1st century BC and the 3rd century AD. It proposes
to shed new light on a way of fighting
long considered secondary by a part of the
ancient authors and modern historians. Now the Romans,
far from having despised projectiles (arrows, slingshots,
javelins or stones), have perfectly integrated them into their
art of war. The increase in the use of these weapons
in combat reflects the tactical developments that have affected the
Roman armies but also the complexity and ambiguity of the
view that Roman authors had of combat from afar.
Roman between the 1st century BC and the 3rd century AD. It proposes
to shed new light on a way of fighting
long considered secondary by a part of the
ancient authors and modern historians. Now the Romans,
far from having despised projectiles (arrows, slingshots,
javelins or stones), have perfectly integrated them into their
art of war. The increase in the use of these weapons
in combat reflects the tactical developments that have affected the
Roman armies but also the complexity and ambiguity of the
view that Roman authors had of combat from afar.