The Sword of Rome: A Biography of Marcus Claudius Marcellus - Couverture souple

McCall, Jeremiah

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1399078402 ISBN 13 : 9781399078405

Editeur : Pen & Sword Military, 2024

Synopsis

"A valuable contribution to the literature on Roman generalship and on military leadership." -- The NYMAS Review

Marcellus military exploits were largely unmatched by any other aristocrat of Roman Middle Republic. As a young soldier in the First Punic War, he won a reputation for his skill in single combat. In his first consulship, he earned a triumph for defeating a Gallic tribe, no small feat in and of itself, and also slew the Gallic chieftain Britomartus in single combat. Consequently, he earned the spolia opima, an honor, according to Roman antiquarians, that had only been earned twice before, once by Romulus himself. He went on to defeat the hitherto-invincible Hannibal in a small battle around the central Italian city of Nola, and subsequently led an army to subdue and plunder the powerful city of Syracuse in an epic 2 year siege (despite the ingenius defensive measures of the inventor Archimedes). Yet, despite his undeniable success as a warrior and commander, Marcellus met with considerable political opposition at Rome. Marcellus career not only makes exciting reading, but gives an excellent vantage point from which to view the military and political struggles of the period and the role of military successes in the aristocratic culture of the Roman Republic. His biography will be an important addition to existing works on Roman military history.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Dr Jeremiah McCall has a PhD in Classical History and specializes in the military history and political culture of the Roman Republic. He teaches high school history in Cincinnati, Ohio and is a pioneering advocate of the use of video games as a means for learning history. His previous works include The Cavalry of the Roman Republic (2002); The Sword of Rome: A Biography of Marcus Claudius Marcellus (Pen & Sword 2012) and Swords and Cinema: Hollywood vs the Reality of Ancient Warfare (Pen & Sword, 2014).

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Pen & Sword Military
• Date d'édition: 2024
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1399078402
• ISBN 13: 9781399078405
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 176
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• Personne responsable: non disponible