{"product_id":"the-complete-roman-legions-hardcover-by-nigel-pollard-joanne-berry","title":"The Complete Roman Legions Hardcover by Nigel Pollard;Joanne Berry","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n                \n                    \n                        \u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n                        \u003cul\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cb\u003eThames and Hudson\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e(2012-10-02)\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003eEnglish\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e240\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003epages\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e9780500251836\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eItem Weight\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e1138.54\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003egrams\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e25.93 x 20.17 x 2.54\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003ecm\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                        \u003c\/ul\u003e\n                        \u003cbr\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWritten by two leading\nauthorities and filled with\ninformative illustrations,\nfrom inscriptions and\narmor to reconstruction\npaintings and contemporary\nreenactment groups\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe legions of Rome were among the greatest fighting forces in history. For almost half a millennium they secured the known world under the power of the Caesars. This pioneering account gathers together the stories of each and every individual legion, telling the tales of their triumphs and defeats as they policed the empire and enlarged its borders.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• Part I examines the legions of the Republic from Rome’s foundation to Caesar’s legions and those of Octavian and Mark Antony in the civil wars.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• Part II provides “biographies” of all forty-five legions from 31 BC to the third century AD.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• Part III discusses the legions of Late Antiquity in the declining years of Rome’s hegemony.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• Datafiles on each legion and detailed box features on major topics complement the text.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n                        \u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNigel Pollard\u003c\/b\u003e lectures on Roman history and archaeology at Swansea University. His publications include \u003ci\u003eSoldiers, Cities, and Civilians in Roman Syria\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoanne Berry\u003c\/b\u003e is a Roman historian and archaeologist and associate professor of classics at Swansea University. She is the author or coauthor of many books, including \u003ci\u003eThe Complete Pompeii\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Complete Roman Legions\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                    \n                \n            \u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Best Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":46553829671073,"sku":"BBSNIJ9780500251836","price":39.9,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0525\/2084\/5473\/files\/9780500251836.jpg?v=1781744341","url":"https:\/\/www.bestbookstore.ca\/products\/the-complete-roman-legions-hardcover-by-nigel-pollard-joanne-berry","provider":"Best Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}