ROMAN MILITARY DRESS

The Roman military was one of the most powerful forces of the ancient world. But what did its soldiers wear? This book presents an a ccurate and illuminating study of a popular yet understudied subject. Spanning 1000 years from the Late Republic to the Byzantine Em pire, including every item from helmet linings to let wrappings, Graham Sumner presents an original and detailed interpretation of w ide-ranging evidence, drawing on recent textile finds, ancient artwork and original literary sources from across the Roman Empire. W ith the ...[Llegir més]