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Decorated Roman Armour: From the Ages of the Kings to the Death of Justinian the Great by Raffaele D'Amato, Andrey Evgenevich Negin (Hardcover, 2017)
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Author: Raffaele D'Amato, Andrey Evgenevich Negin. Magnificently decorated shields were as much a defensive necessity as a symbol of social status. Equally, decorative symbols on shields and armour defined the collective ideals and the self-conceived important of the village or city-state its warriors represented.
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From the time of the Bronze Age, the warriors of all tribes and nations sought to emblazon their arms and armour with items and images to impress upon the enemy the wealth and power of the wearer. Magnificently decorated shields were as much a defensive necessity as a symbol of social status. Equally, decorative symbols on shields and armour defined the collective ideals and the self-conceived important of the village or city-state its warriors represented.Such items were therefore of great significance to the wearers, and the authors of this astounding detailed and extensively research book, have brought together years of research and the latest archaeological discoveries, to produce a work of undeniable importance.Shining Under the Eagles is richly decorated throughout, and as well as battlefield armour, details the tournament and parade armour from Rome's the earliest days.Dr Raffaele D'Amato is an experienced Turin-based researcher of the ancient and medieval military worlds. After achieving his first PhD in Romano-Byzantine Law, and having collaborated with the University of Athens, he gained a second doctorate in Roman military archaeology. He spent the last year in Turkey as visiting professor at the Fatih University of Istanbul, teaching there and working on a project about the army of Byzantium. He currently work as part-time researcher at the Laboratory of the Danubian Provinces at the University of Ferrara, under Professor Livio Zerbini. AUTHOR: Dr Andrey Negin is candidate of historical sciences (Russian PhD), member of the department of history of the Ancient World and Classical Languages of Nizhny Novgorod State University named after N.I. Lobachevsky (Russian Federation). He has carried out fieldwork on ancient Roman armour and has published books and numerous articles on Roman military equipment. SELLING POINTS: . Covers all known examples of decorated armament which could also be used in battle in the Ancient Roman armies. . Also displays parade and tournament armour. . Incorporates finds from the latest archaeological discoveries. . Richly illustrated throughout. 300 imagesProduct Identifiers
PublisherPen & Sword Books LTD
ISBN-139781473892873
eBay Product ID (ePID)232666639
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SubjectGovernment, History
Publication Year2017
Number of Pages343 Pages
Publication NameDecorated Roman Armour: from the Ages of the Kings to the Death of Justinian the Great
LanguageEnglish
TypeTextbook
AuthorRaffaele D'amato, Andrey Evgenevich Negin
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height246 mm
Item Width172 mm
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Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Title_AuthorAndrey Evgenevich Negin, Raffaele D'amato
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- 14 Oct, 2022
great text, brilliantly illustrated
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- 17 May, 2024
Detailed beautifully illustrated book.
Detailed beautifully illustrated book.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
