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The Enemies of Rome: From Hannibal to Attila the Hun PDF

303 Pages·2009·25.65 MB·English
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About the Author Philip Matyszak has a doctorate in Roman History from St John’s College, Oxford, and is the author of several books on the classical world, including The Sons of Caesar, Chronicle of the Roman Republic, Ancient Rome on Five Denarii a Day and Ancient Athens on Five Drachmas a Day, all published by Thames & Hudson. He teaches an e-learning course on Ancient Rome for the Institute of Continuing Education at Cambridge University. Other titles by Philip Matyszak published by Thames & Hudson include: Ancient Rome on Five Denarii a Day Chronicle of the Roman Republic: The Rulers of Ancient Rome from Romulus to Augustus Gladiator: The Roman Fighter’s (Unofficial) Manual The Greek and Roman Myths: A Guide to the Classical Stories Lives of the Romans Legionary: The Roman Soldier’s (Unofficial) Manual Philip Matyszak’s Classical Compendium The Sons of Caesar: Imperial Rome’s First Dynasty Other titles of interest published by Thames & Hudson include: Chronicle of the Roman Emperors: The Reign-by-Reign Record of the Rulers of Imperial Rome The Complete Roman Army Roman Britain: A New History The Romans Who Shaped Britain See our websites www.thamesandhudson.com www.thamesandhudsonusa.com To the Ancient Briton Reg Barrance, and his daughters Diana and Barbara ACKNOWLEDGMENTS PREFACE PRELUDE From the Ebro to the Nile 1 HANNIBAL2 PHILIP V 3 VIRIATHUS4 JUGURTHA Plots, Treason and Civil War 5 MITHRIDATESPLATES SECTION I 6 SPARTACUS7 VERCINGETORIX 8 ORODES II9 CLEOPATRA Pax Romana 10 ARMINIUS11 BOUDICCA 12 JOSEPHUSPLATES SECTION II 13 DECEBALUS The End of Empire 14 SHAPUR I15 ZENOBIA 16 ALARIC17 ATTILA EPILOGUE FURTHER READING SOURCES OF ILLUSTRATIONS SOURCES OF QUOTATIONS INDEX COPYRIGHT

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"Matyszak writes clearly and engagingly . . . nicely produced, with ample maps and illustrations." —Classical OutlookThis engrossing book looks at the growth and eventual demise of Rome from the viewpoint of the peoples who fought against it. Here is the reality behind such legends as Spartacus th
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