Pen and Sword Books: For the Glory of Rome by Ross Cowan

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For the Glory of Rome

Ross Cowan
Found in: All Greenhill Books
Ancient History Books
Hardback 272 pages
ISBN: 9781853677335
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• A thrilling survey of the Roman warrior • In depth analysis of battles and campaigns • Written by a noted historian Ancient Rome was uniquely bellicose. Her legionaries are often cited as the original professional soldiers and famed for their iron discipline, but they were also formidable individual warriors, sometimes berserks, who gloried in single combat, taking heads and despoiling their enemies. They were men who believed they were sired by a god of war, driven by the need to create and sustain heroic reputations, and who disrobed in public to display battle scars. Yet these same warriors read philosophy, wrote history and recited poetry. For the Glory of Rome introduces the heroic, yet utterly ruthless, men who carved out the Roman Empire. The author examines the deeds of men like Siccius Dentatus, the victor of eight single combats and a hero of the common people; Decius Mus, the consul who charged into the midst of the enemy at Sentinum to devote himself to the gods of the Underworld; and the feuding centurions Pullo and Vorenus, rivals for every post and honour but bound together by their loyalty to Caesar. Ross Cowan explores the mindset of the Roman fighting men, examining their motivation, beliefs and superstitions, illuminating why they fought and died for the glory of Rome.
The book also considers the fate of the famous Ninth Legion, the subject of the films Centurion and Eagle of the Ninth.

by Lindsay Powell, Foreword by Graham Sumner

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