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Chargement... Roman Republic at War: A Compendium of Roman Battles from 502 to 31 BCpar Don Taylor
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Most of the volume consists of an alphabetical catalogue of 407 battles fought in the Republican era, ranging from the most famous (e.g. Cannae, Zama, Pharsalus, Actium) to the very minor, although (vii) "engagements which…appear to have been nothing more than skirmishes…have not been selected for inclusion," understandably. In any case, no important combat appears to have been neglected, and each battle is provided with a brief description (half a page on average), drawn exclusively from ancient sources, which are cited at the end of every entry. This valuable methodological choice is clarified in the Preface, which Taylor opens by saying that "the primary purpose of this compendium is to provide readers a basic reference of the most significant battles in the Roman Republican History" (vii).
In a single volume, 'Roman Republic at War' catalogues and offers a brief description of every significant battle fought by the Roman Republic between 480 and 31 BC (and most of the minor ones too). The information in each entry is drawn exclusively from Ancient texts, in order to offer a brief description of each battle based solely on the information provided by the earliest surviving sources which chronicle the event. This approach provides the reader a concise foundation of information to which they can then confidently apply later scholarly interpretation presented in secondary sources in order to achieve a more accurate understanding of the most likely battlefield scenario. 00In writing the battle descriptions, the author has not sought analyse the evidence contained in the surviving accounts, nor embellish them beyond that which was necessary to provide clarity to the modern reader. He allows the original writers to speak for themselves, presenting the reader with a succinct version of what the ancient chroniclers tell us of these dramatic events. It is an excellent first-stop reference to the many battles of the Roman Republic. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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