Raffaele Dâ Amato (Author)

Roman Standards & Standard-Bearers (1)

112 BC-AD 192
Illustrator: Dennis, Peter

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

A fully illustrated study of the colourful standards employed by the Roman army, and the iconic standard bearers who led the legionaries into battle.

Produktdetails

• Elite
• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Seitenzahl: 64
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. Januar 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 246mm x 182mm x 7mm
• Gewicht: 214g
• ISBN-13: 9781472821805
• ISBN-10: 1472821807
• Artikelnr.: 48330775

Autorenporträt

Raffaele D'Amato, illustrated by Peter Dennis

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction - historical evolution of standards, from Marius to Commodus
Late Consular period: standard-bearers - standards
Early Imperial period: standard-bearers - organization & career
Early Imperial legionary standards: the eagle, vexillum & imago /Standards
of the cohors, centuria & manipulum
Auxiliary standards: cavalry - vexillum - draco
Praetorian Guard standards - standards of Urban cohorts and Vigiles
Signa Militaria & Signa Imperia
Uniforms and weapons of standard-bearers
The chapel of the standards
Standards in battle - some famous standard-bearers
Glossary
Select Bibliography
Plate Commentaries