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“gareth c sampson”

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  • The Battle of Pharsalus (48 BC)

    Caesar, Pompey & Their Final Clash in the Third Roman Civil War

    by Gareth C. Sampson ...
    A study of the decisive battle between two of Ancient Rome's greatest commanders, as well as the events leading up to it and what happened in the aftermath.In August forty-eight BC, following the earlier battle at Dyrrhachium, the two greatest Roman commanders of their generation met in battle again at Pharsalus in Greece. Julius Caesar, conqueror of Gaul, had been defeated at Dyrrhachium and ... Read more

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  • Defeat of Rome in the East

    Crassus, the Parthians, and the Disastrous Battle of Carrhae, 53 BC

    by Gareth C. Sampson ...
    "Not just worthwhile for its analysis of the battle, but also for its coverage on Marcus Licinius Crassus' long career and the rise of the Parthian Empire." — Medieval Warfare MagazineIn 53BC the Proconsul Marcus Crassus and 36,000 of his legionaries were crushed by the Parthians at Carrhae in what is now eastern Turkey. Crassus' defeat and death and the 20,000 casualties his army suffered were an ... Read more

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  • The Battle of Dyrrhachium, 48 BC

    Caesar, Pompey, and the Early Campaigns of the Third Roman Civil War

    by Gareth C. Sampson ...
    An in-depth study of the rivalry between two of Rome's greatest military commanders—and the battle where they met in combat.In 49 BC the Roman Republic collapsed once more into civil war, with opposing sides led by Pompey the Great and Julius Caesar. These former allies had built their own factions within the Roman oligarchy and now refused to compromise. Yet their violent struggle for control of ... Read more

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  • Rome, Blood & Power

    Reform, Murder and Popular Politics in the Late Republic 70–27 BC

    by Gareth C. Sampson ...
    "C apture[s] the essence of the struggle within Rome for reform and power and dominance . . . a page turner of a book . . . that offers fresh insight." — FiretrenchFollowing the First Civil War the Roman Republic was able to rebuild itself and restore stability. Yet the problems which had plagued the previous seventy years of the Republic, of political reform being met with violence and bloodshed, ... Read more

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  • Rome's Great Eastern War

    Lucullus, Pompey and the Conquest of the East, 74–62 BC

    by Gareth C. Sampson ...
    This military history of Ancient Rome analyses the empire's revitalized push against rising enemies to the East.In the century since Rome's defeat of the Seleucid Empire in the 180s BC, the East was dominated by the rise of new empires: Parthia, Armenia, and Pontus, each vying to recreate the glories of the Persian Empire. By the 80s BC, the Pontic Empire of Mithridates had grown so bold that it ... Read more

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  • The Battles of Forum Gallorum and Mutina, 43 BC

    Caesar, Antony and the Next Generation of the Third Roman Civil War

    by Gareth C Sampson ...
    Caesarian faction’s collapse and the ensuing civil war redefine Rome’s balance of power through decisive battles and shifting alliances.Although Julius Caesar was winning the ongoing civil war with the Pompeian faction, his murder on the Ides of March (44 BC) plunged the Republic into a further civil war and one closer to Rome itself. Mark Antony attempted to seize command of the Caesarian faction ... Read more

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  • The Collapse of Rome

    Marius, Sulla & the 1st Civil War (91-70 BC)

    by Gareth C. Sampson ...
    The fall and rise of ancient Rome from more than two decades of internal conflict, as its aristocracy took up arms against each other.By the early first century BC, the Roman Republic had already carved itself a massive empire and was easily the most powerful state in the Mediterranean. Roman armies had marched victoriously over enemies far and wide, but the Roman heartland was soon to feel the ... Read more

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  • Rome & Parthia: Empires at War

    Ventidius, Antony and the Second Romano-Parthian War, 40–20 BC

    by Gareth C. Sampson ...
    A Roman historian examines the motivation and strategy behind Marc Anthony's invasion of Parthia and the reasons for its ultimate defeat.In the mid-first century BC, the Roman Empire was rivaled only by the Parthian Empire to the east. The first war between these two ancient superpowers resulted in the total defeat of Rome and the death of Marcus Crassus. When Rome collapsed into Civil War in the ... Read more

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  • Rome, Blood & Politics

    Reform, Murder and Popular Politics in the Late Republic, 133–70 BC

    by Gareth C. Sampson ...
    This in-depth chronicle examines the series of political upheavals that led to division, violence, and civil war in the ancient Roman Republic.The last century of the Roman Republic saw the consensus of the ruling elite shattered by a series of high-profile politicians who proposed political or social reform programs, many of which culminated in acts of bloodshed on the streets of Rome itself. ... Read more

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  • Rome Spreads Her Wings

    Territorial Expansion Between the Punic Wars

    by Gareth C. Sampson ...
    The two decades between the end of the First Punic War and the beginning of the Second represent a key period in the development of Romes imperial ambitions, both within Italy and beyond. Within Italy, Rome faced an invasion of Gauls from Northern Italy, which threatened the very existence of the Roman state. This war culminated at the Battle of Telamon and the final Roman victory against the ... Read more

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  • The Crisis of Rome

    The Jugurthine and Northern Wars and the Rise of Marius

    by Gareth C. Sampson, Tim Cornell ...
    By drawing on a very large number of German sources, many of them previously unpublished, Jack Sheldon throws new light on a familiar story. In an account filled with graphic descriptions of life and death in the trenches, the author demonstrates that the dreadful losses of 1st July were a direct consequence of meticulous German planning and preparation. Although the Battle of the Somme was ... Read more

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  • The Battle of Munda (45 BC)

    Pompey, Labienus and Caesar's Final Battle of the Third Roman Civil War

    by Gareth C Sampson ...
    The battle of Munda was Julius Caesar’s final victory, analyzing tactics, commanders, and the aftermath leading to his downfall.After four years of fighting and two major victories, Julius Caesar had the upper hand in the Third Roman Civil War and had control of Rome itself. Yet despite this success, his surviving opponents still fought on, with the two sons of Pompeius Magnus taking command of ... Read more

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