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Greek and Roman Military Manuals: Genre and History
Chlup, James T. and Whately, Conor

Edited by James T. Chlup and Conor Whately, the volume supplies the readers with a solid overview of Greek, Roman, and Byzantine military treatises, with a particular focus on the tradition and genre.

Review by: Kurtoğlu, Ferhat Sezer, 2025-09-17 02:45
#Chlup, James T.
#Whately, Conor
#Byzantine Empire
#Greece
#Roman Empire
#Historical Military Manuals
#Tactics and military organization
#Antiquity
#Middle Ages

The Field Armies of the East Roman Empire
Kaldellis, Anthony and Kruse, Marion

“The Field Armies of the East Roman Empire, 361-630” by Anthony Kaldellis and Marion Kruse is a new study that challenges the scholarship on the Notitia Dignitatum and offers a diffrent view on the source material. Spanning from Emporer Julian to Heraclius, the analysis provides insights into the military administration of the eastern roman troops.

Review by: Schmidt, Vincent, 2025-03-13 07:50
#Kaldellis, Anthony
#Kruse, Marion
#Byzantine Empire
#Roman Empire
#Military History
#Administration
#Notitia Dignitatum

Der Heeresdienst von Christen in der römischen Kaiserzeit. Studien zu Tertullian, Clemens und Origenes.
Gerstacker, Andreas

In his dissertation, Andreas Gerstacker addresses the question of the relationship between pre-Constantinian Christianity and soldierhood.

Review by: Rapp, Michael, 2023-05-08 03:42
#Gerstacker, Andreas
#Roman Empire
#Christianity and Warfare
#Tertullian
#Antiquity

Warhorse. Cavalry in Ancient Warfare
Sidnell, Philipp

This monograph by Philip Sidnell covers the topic of cavalry and mounted warfare in antiquity.

Review by: Nagy, Goldie, 2023-05-08 03:18
#Sidnell, Philipp
#Greece
#Mediterranean
#Roman Empire
#Archaeology
#Historiography
#Cavalry
#Warfare and Military Organization
#Antiquity

Frontiers of the Roman Empire
Whittaker, Richard

“Frontiers of the Roman Empire. A Social and Economic Study” covers a broad time frame, beginning with Emperor Augustus in the 1st century and extending into the late 5th century.

Review by: Molitor, Regina Maria, 2022-09-21 12:38
#Whittaker, Richard
#Roman Empire
#Frontier societies & border regions
#Roman Army
#Antiquity
#Late Antiquity

The Roman Army
Le Bohec, Yan

Yann Le Bohec forms a broad and partially in-depth introductory work on the subject of the Roman army of the early and high imperial period.

Review by: Hahn, geb. Kuhn, Philipp, 2021-10-11 02:15
#Le Bohec, Yan
#Roman Empire
#Archaeology
#Roman Army
#Antiquity

Der römische Triumph in Prinzipat und Spätantike.
Goldbeck, Fabian and Wienand, Johannes

The main goal of the volume is to provide an overview of the development and characteristics of the Roman triumph during the Principate and in Late Antiquity.

Review by: Groll, Florian, 2021-10-11 11:27
#Goldbeck, Fabian
#Wienand, Johannes
#Roman Empire
#Principate
#Augustus
#Constantine
#Late Antiquity

Coining Images of Power. Patterns in the Representation of Roman Emperors on Imperial Coinage A.D. 193-284
Manders, Erika

The book deals with Roman coinage and its importance as a medium of representation and self-portrayal of the Roman emperors in the 3rd century.

Review by: Hanelt, Julia Sophia, 2021-09-17 06:46
#Manders, Erika
#Roman Empire
#Numismatics
#Coins
#Antiquity

Geschenke des Kaisers. Studien zur Chronologie, zu den Empfängern und zu den Gegenständen der kaiserlichen Vergabungen im 4. Jahrhundert
Beyeler, Markus

Markus Beyeler devoted the book to the Roman system of largitiones and examines the different occasions, groups, forms, and production of the largitiones.

Review by: Hanelt, Julia Sophia, 2021-09-17 06:41
#Beyeler, Markus
#Roman Empire
#Numismatics
#Coins
#Late Antiquity

Das römische Heer in der Späten Kaiserzeit
Le Bohec, Yan

This work by Yann Le Bohec expands the topic of the Roman army to the 4th and 5th centuries AD.

Review by: Hahn, geb. Kuhn, Philipp, 2021-09-17 06:21
#Le Bohec, Yan
#Roman Empire
#Archaeology
#Roman Army
#Weaponry
#Late Antiquity

Krieg und Kunst im antiken Griechenland und Rom. Vier Triebkräfte kriegerischer Gewalt: Heldentum, Identität, Herrschaft, Ideologie.
Hölscher, Tonio

In his book „Krieg und Kunst im antiken Griechenland und Rom“  Tonio Hölscher examines how the war was depicted in Greek and Roman antiquity.

Review by: Groll, Florian, 2021-05-19 01:03
#Hölscher, Tonio
#Greece
#Mediterranean
#Roman Empire
#Image History
#Art and Architecture of Warfare
#Antiquity

The Imperial „Vota“
Mattingly, Harold

Harold Mattingly’s two papers are devoted to coins with images and/or legends that refer to vota publica. This is the only work that deals extensively with vota coinage.

Review by: Hanelt, Julia Sophia, 2021-05-19 12:37
#Mattingly, Harold
#Roman Empire
#Numismatics
#Coins
#Antiquity

Typenatlas der römischen Reichsprägung von Augustus bis Aemilianus
Schmidt-Dick, Franziska

With the type atlas of the Roman Empire, Franziska Schmidt-Dick set herself the aim of systematically revising the typology of coin reverses in the catalogue

Review by: Hanelt, Julia Sophia, 2021-05-19 12:34
#Schmidt-Dick, Franziska
#Roman Empire
#Numismatics
#Coins
#Gender
#Antiquity

Schlachtenbilder der römischen Kaiserzeit. Erzählerische Darstellungskonzepte in der Reliefkunst von Traian bis Septimius Severus
Faust, Stefan

Stefan Faust deals with the concepts of representation and the narrative strategies that stand behind these images of war and deals with media of various object types.

Review by: Hahn, geb. Kuhn, Philipp, 2021-05-19 12:16
#Faust, Stefan
#Roman Empire
#Image History
#Art and Architecture of Warfare
#Roman Army
#Antiquity

Die Armee der Caesaren – Archäologie und Geschichte
Fischer, Thomas

The focus of the book are primarily the archaeological finds of the Roman Army, equipment, armament and military buildings from the various centuries.

Review by: Hahn, geb. Kuhn, Philipp, 2021-05-19 12:12
#Fischer, Thomas
#Roman Empire
#Image History
#Cavalry
#Weaponry
#Augustus
#Antiquity

Krieg und Christentum. Religiöse Gewalttheorien in der Kriegserfahrung des Westens
Holzem, Andreas

The volume Krieg und Christentum, edited by Andreas Holzem, offers numerous articles concerning the history of Christian war experience.

Review by: Krumbiegel, Manuel, 2021-04-24 10:31
#Holzem, Andreas
#Roman Empire
#Ideology
#Christianity and Warfare
#Augustin
#Christ
#Late Antiquity

Soldiering for God. Christianity and the Roman Army
Shean, John

John F. Shean’s monograph Soldiering for God approaches the topic by giving an analysis of the development of Christianity within the Roman army.

Review by: Krumbiegel, Manuel, 2021-04-24 10:28
#Shean, John
#Roman Empire
#Ideology
#Christianity and Warfare
#Constantine
#Late Antiquity

Imperator Augustus. Die diskursive Konstituierung der militärischen persona des ersten römischen princeps
Havener, Wolfgang

In this work, Havener undertakes the task of examining the way in which the Roman emperor Augustus was represented as a successful military leader.

Review by: Groll, Florian, 2021-04-24 04:01
#Havener, Wolfgang
#Roman Empire
#Ideology
#Civil War
#Augustus
#Antiquity

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