Thirteen Roman Defeats: The Disasters That Made The Legions 9781526726681, 9781526726674, 1526726688

There is no doubt that Rome developed one of the most efficient and successful military systems of the ancient world. Th

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Thirteen Roman Defeats: The Disasters That Made The Legions
9781526726681, 9781526726674, 1526726688

Covers thirteen battles or campaigns from the early Republic to the Late Empire. There is no doubt that Rome developed

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There is a tendency when dealing with world superpowers to focus on their successes. After all, these are what made them

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The positioning of the legions of the Imperial Roman army provides a window into both the thinking and the course of eve

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Read the thrilling account of the dramatic Thai cave rescue which saved the lives of thirteen people, from the diver who

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An?exciting? minute-by-minute account of the Apollo 13 flight based on mission control transcripts from Houston (The New

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An?exciting? minute-by-minute account of the Apollo 13 flight based on mission control transcripts from Houston (The New

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Read the diver's enthralling account of the Thai cave rescue. 'Riveting...a powerful story written by a hero

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'Roman Disasters' looks at how the Romans coped with, thought about, and used disasters for their own ends. Ro

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This book affords new perspectives on urban disasters in the ancient Roman context, attending not just to the material a

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This book affords new perspectives on urban disasters in the ancient Roman context, attending not just to the material a

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