Examines the military organization, armour and weapons of ancient Greek civilization during the bronze age, the age of the city-states and the age of Alexander.
Examines the armour, tactics, weapons, and organization of the Roman army during the Macedonian campaign, Caesar's conquest of Europe and the early years of Empire in Rome.
The violent eruption of Mount Vesuvius on August 24 A.D. 79 entombed thousands of people in the city of Pompeii. Everyday life in Pompeii is reconstructed in this book.
