Goldsworthy has written several historical works on ancient rome, especially the roman army, and nine novels. Elton, hugh, frontiers of the roman empire bloomington. The complete roman army adrian keith goldsworthy, research. In this work, he gives us a complete breakdown on the roman army throughout its centuries in operation. He compares the armys organization and strategic doctrine with those of its chief. Dec 09, 2019 adrian goldsworthy is the author of numerous acclaimed books, including biographies of julius caesar and augustus. Journal of roman archaeology supplementary series 34.
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