Rome S Great Eastern War

Author : Gareth C. Sampson
Publisher : Pen and Sword Military
Page : 417 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2021-08-31
Category : History
ISBN : 9781526762696

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Rome's Great Eastern War by Gareth C. Sampson Pdf

This military history of Ancient Rome analyses the empire’s revitalized push against rising enemies to the East. In the century since Rome’s defeat of the Seleucid Empire in the 180s BC, the East was dominated by the rise of new empires: Parthia, Armenia, and Pontus, each vying to recreate the glories of the Persian Empire. By the 80s BC, the Pontic Empire of Mithridates had grown so bold that it invaded and annexed the whole of Rome’s eastern empire and occupied Greece itself. But as Rome emerged from the devastating effects of the First Civil War, a new breed of general emerged with it, eager to re-assert Roman military dominance and carve out a fresh empire in the east. In Rome’s Great Eastern War, Gareth C. Sampson analyses the military campaigns and battles between a revitalized Rome and the various powers of the eastern Mediterranean hinterland. He demonstrates how this series of conflicts ultimately heralded a new phase in Roman imperial expansion and reshaped the ancient East.

Author : Gareth Sampson
Publisher : Pen & Sword Military
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2021-07-30
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1526762684

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Rome's Great Eastern War by Gareth Sampson Pdf

Despite Rome's conquest of the Mediterranean, by the turn of the first century BC, Rome's influence barely stretched into the East. In the century since Rome's defeat of the Seleucid Empire in the 180s BC, the East was dominated by the rise of new empires: Parthia, Armenia and Pontus, each vying to recreate the glories of the Persian Empire. By the 80s BC, the Pontic Empire of Mithridates had grown so bold that it invaded and annexed the whole of Rome's eastern empire and occupied Greece itself. As Rome emerged from the devastating effects of the First Civil War, a new breed of general emerged, eager to re-assert Roman military dominance and carve out a fresh empire in the east, treading in the footsteps of Alexander. This work analyses the military campaigns and battles between a revitalized Rome and the various powers of the eastern Mediterranean hinterland, which ultimately heralded a new phase in Roman imperial expansion and reshaped the ancient East.

Author : Gareth C Sampson
Publisher : Pen and Sword Military
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2024-04-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781526793690

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The Battle of Thapsus (46 BC) by Gareth C Sampson Pdf

Despite defeating his opponent Pompeius Magnus at Pharsalus, and the latter’s subsequent murder, Caesar still faced a determined opposition in the Civil War that had engulfed the late Roman Republic. Having become entangled in the intrigues and wars of the East, Caesar gave his opponents time to regroup under the lead of Metellus Scipio and Cato the Younger, scions of two of the Republic’s greatest families. Under their leadership Caesar’s dominance of the Republic was seriously challenged, culminating in a decisive battle at Thapsus in what is now Tunisia. Gareth Sampson describes the campaigns that set the context for the battle, including the role played by the various regional powers drawn into the Roman Civil War. He then recounts the battle itself in detail, analysing the relative strengths of the armies involved, their organization, equipment and tactics. He assesses the opposing commanders and the strategies on the day which led to another victory for Caesar. He concludes with a discussion of the bloody aftermath of the battle and the myths that developed around the deaths of Caesar’s opponents.

Author : Gareth C. Sampson
Publisher : Pen and Sword
Page : 414 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2019-05-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781526710192

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Rome, Blood & Power by Gareth C. Sampson Pdf

“Capture[s] the essence of the struggle within Rome for reform and power and dominance . . . a page turner of a book . . . that offers fresh insight.” —Firetrench Following the First Civil War the Roman Republic was able to rebuild itself and restore stability. Yet the problems which had plagued the previous seventy years of the Republic, of political reform being met with violence and bloodshed, had not been resolved and once again resumed. Men such as Catiline and Clodius took up the mantle of reform which saw Rome paralyzed with domestic conflict and ultimately carnage and murder. In the search for stability, the Roman system produced a series of military dynasts; men such as Pompey, Crassus and Caesar. Ultimately this led to the Republic’s collapse into a second and third civil war and the end of the old Republican system. In its place was the Principate, a new Republic founded on the promise of peace and security at home and an end to the decades of bloodshed. Gareth Sampson analyses the various reforming politicians, their policies and opponents and the conflicts that resulted. He charts the Republic’s collapse into further civil wars and the new system that rose from the ashes. “[Sampson] has obviously done a huge amount of research, and yet managed to turn what could be a dry subject into an interesting tale of men battling for control. Far more exciting than Game of Thrones, and with added gladiators!” —Army Rumour Service (ARRSE)

Author : Gareth C. Sampson
Publisher : Pen and Sword Military
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2020-08-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9781526710154

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Rome & Parthia: Empires at War by Gareth C. Sampson Pdf

A Roman historian examines the motivation and strategy behind Marc Anthony’s invasion of Parthia and the reasons for its ultimate defeat. In the mid-first century BC, the Roman Empire was rivaled only by the Parthian Empire to the east. The first war between these two ancient superpowers resulted in the total defeat of Rome and the death of Marcus Crassus. When Rome collapsed into Civil War in the 1st century, BC, the Parthians took the opportunity conquer the Middle East and drive Rome back into Europe. What followed was two decades of war which saw victories and defeats on both sides. The Romans were finally able to gain a victory over the Parthians thanks to the great general Publius Ventidius. These victories acted as a springboard for Marc Antony’s plans to conquer the Parthian Empire, which ended in ignominious defeat. In this authoritative history, Gareth Sampson analyses the military campaigns and the various battles between Rome and Parthia. He provides fascinating insight into the war that in many ways defined the Middle East for the next 650 years.

Author : David Kennedy,Derrick Riley
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2012-10-12
Category : History
ISBN : 9781135782696

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Romes Desert Frontiers by David Kennedy,Derrick Riley Pdf

Over 100 archaeological sites lying within the desert area of Rome's eastern frontier are examined with accompanying maps, plans and air photographs. Designed to provide an overview of Roman military works in the Middle East, this work is intended to appeal to archaeologists and military historians.

Author : Victor Miller
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 66 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2016-02-28
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1530300762

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Ancient Rome by Victor Miller Pdf

Gaius Julius Caesar cut a twenty-year swath across Europe, Africa, and Asia, the result of which was the end of the Roman Republic and the rise of the Roman Empire. He was one of the first Romans to ever set foot in Germany, took the capital city of Rome with no bloodshed, installed Cleopatra to power, and was so feared that many of his bitterest enemy's chose suicide, rather than face him in battle. Caesar was a brilliant tactician, but was also an extremely lucky guy, and Ancient Rome: The Great Roman Civil War goes to great lengths to frankly discuss which victories during the five years of the Second Roman Civil War were which. You will be surprised to learn just how often Caesar found himself in an untenable situation that would have spelled disaster had one of his enemies just pushed an advantage. Despite this fact, Caesar's brilliant tactical mind always found a way out of even the darkest situations, and this book provides as much information on each battle as is currently available in the modern world. Gaius Julius Caesar was a brilliant tactician, and the five years covered in detail within detail his greatest efforts. Inside you will find a detailed discussion of the following battles: The Siege of Dyrrachium The Battle of Pharsalus The Siege of Alexandria The Battle of the Nile The Battle of Zela The Battle of Ruspina The Siege of Thapsus And More...

Author : Hendrikus A.M. van Wijlick
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2020-12-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9789004441767

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Rome and the Near Eastern Kingdoms and Principalities, 44-31 BC by Hendrikus A.M. van Wijlick Pdf

The study presents a critical examination of the political relations between Rome and Near Eastern kingdoms and principalities during the age of civil war from Caesar’s death in 44 until the Battle of Actium in 31 BC.

Author : George S. Measom
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 980 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1865
Category : England
ISBN : STANFORD:36105117313572

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The Official Illustrated Guide to the Great Eastern Railway (Cambridge Line) by George S. Measom Pdf

Author : Peter J. Heather
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 409 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : History
ISBN : 9780199362745

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Rome Resurgent by Peter J. Heather Pdf

The era of the Emperor Justinian (527-68) intersects the fall of the western half of the Roman Empire in the fifth century and the collapse of the east in the face of rampant Arab invasions in the seventh. Determined to reverse the losses Rome suffered in the fifth century, Justinian's stubborn aggression in the face of all adversity, not least the plague, led the eastern Empire to overreach itself, making it vulnerable to the Islamic takeover of its richest territories in the seventh century, which turned the great East Roman Empire of late antiquity, into its pale Byzantine shadow of the Middle Ages. Rome Resurgent promises to introduce to a wide readership this fascinating but unjustly overlooked chapter in ancient warfare.

Author : Dr John Rich,Graham Shipley
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2020-07-24
Category : History
ISBN : 9781000158816

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War and Society in the Roman World by Dr John Rich,Graham Shipley Pdf

This volume focuses on the changing relationship between warfare and the Roman citizenry; from the Republic, when war was at the heart of Roman life, through to the Principate, when it was confined to professional soldiers, and to the Late Empire and the Roman army's eventual failure.

Author : Oliver Goldsmith
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 450 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1835
Category : Rome
ISBN : UOM:39015085835448

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Pinnock's Improved Edition of Dr. Goldsmith's Abridgement of the History of Rome by Oliver Goldsmith Pdf

Author : Robert Henlopen Labberton
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1872
Category : History
ISBN : HARVARD:32044017957101

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Outlines of History by Robert Henlopen Labberton Pdf

Author : Peter Heather
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2020-05
Category : History
ISBN : 0197500536

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Rome Resurgent: War and Empire in the Age of Justinian by Peter Heather Pdf

Between the fall of the western Roman Empire in the fifth century and the collapse of the east in the face of the Arab invasions in the seventh, the remarkable era of the Emperor Justinian (527-568) dominated the Mediterranean region. Famous for his conquests in Italy and North Africa, and for the creation of spectacular monuments such as the Hagia Sophia, his reign was also marked by global religious conflict within the Christian world and an outbreak of plague that some have compared to the Black Death. For many historians, Justinian is far more than an anomaly of Byzantine ambition between the eras of Attila and Muhammad; he is the causal link that binds together the two moments of Roman imperial collapse. Determined to reverse the losses Rome suffered in the fifth century, Justinian unleashed an aggressive campaign in the face of tremendous adversity, not least the plague. This book offers a fundamentally new interpretation of his conquest policy and its overall strategic effect, which has often been seen as imperial overreach, making the regime vulnerable to the Islamic takeover of its richest territories in the seventh century and thus transforming the great Roman Empire of Late Antiquity into its pale shadow of the Middle Ages. In Rome Resurgent, historian Peter Heather draws heavily upon contemporary sources, including the writings of Procopius, the principal historian of the time, while also recasting that author's narrative by bringing together new perspectives based on a wide array of additional source material. A huge body of archaeological evidence has become available for the sixth century, providing entirely new means of understanding the overall effects of Justinian's war policies. Building on his own distinguished work on the Vandals, Goths, and Persians, Heather also gives much fuller coverage to Rome's enemies than Procopius ever did. A briskly paced narrative by a master historian, Rome Resurgent promises to introduce readers to this captivating and unjustly overlooked chapter in ancient warfare.

Author : Oliver Goldsmith,William Pinnock
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 426 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2024-04-28
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9783368876227

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Pinnock's Improved Edition of Dr. Goldsmith's Abridgement of the History of Rome by Oliver Goldsmith,William Pinnock Pdf

Reprint of the original, first published in 1845.