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  • Military History of Late Rome 518–565

    by Ilkka Syvänne ...
    "An outstanding work . . . [the series] gives us a very good picture of the long process that has come to be known as the 'Fall of Rome.'" — The NYMAS ReviewThe Military History of Late Rome 518-565 provides a new, fresh analysis of the revival of Roman fortunes during the reigns of Justin I (518–527) and Justinian I (527–565). The book narrates in great detail the re-conquests of North Africa, ... Read more

    $28.79 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Military History of Late Rome 361–395

    by Ilkka Syvänne ...
    A comprehensive look at campaigns, battles, and military developments in these dramatic decades.Part of a multivolume history spanning from AD 284-641 that offers detailed accounts of campaigns, battles, and the changes in organization, equipment, strategy, and tactics among both the Roman forces and her enemies in the relevant period, this book covers the tumultuous period from the death of ... Read more

    $15.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Caracalla

    A Military Biography

    by Ilkka Syvänne ...
    This biography of the Roman Emperor Caracalla challenges his tyrannical reputation with a revealing narrative of his social reforms and military campaigns.Caracalla has one of the worst reputations of any Roman Emperor. Many ancient historians were very hostile, and the 18th century English historian Edward Gibbon even dubbed him the common enemy of mankind. Yet his reign was considered by at ... Read more

    $17.59 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Military History of Late Rome, 284–361

    by Ilkka Syvänne ...
    This ambitious series gives the reader a comprehensive narrative of late Roman military history from 284-641. Each volume (5 are planned) gives a detailed account of the changes in organization, equipment, strategy and tactics among both the Roman forces and her enemies in the relevant period, while also giving a detailed but accessible account of the campaigns and battles. Volume I covers the ... Read more

    $19.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Military History of Late Rome 425–457

    by Ilkka Syvänne ...
    A history of pivotal military and political events in Ancient Rome from 425 to 457 BC.Military History of Late Rome 425–457 analyses in great detail how the Romans coped with the challenge posed by masses of Huns in a situation in which the Germanic tribes had gained a permanent foothold in the territories of West Rome. This analysis reassesses the strategy and tactics of the period. The book ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Military History of Late Rome 565–602

    by Ilkka Syvänne ...
    A fresh analysis of the Roman Empire in the aftermath of the reconquests of Justinian I.It is often claimed that Justinian overstretched the Roman resources, but the analysis in Military History of Late Rome 565-602 proves that view wrong. It demonstrates that the initial troubles were largely the result of the mistakes of Justin II, and that his successors, Tiberius II and Maurice, not only ... Read more

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  • Military History of Late Rome 602–641

    by Ilkka Syvänne ...
    "A fascinating, informative, thoughtful and thought-provoking history. . . . comprehensively detailed and documented." —Midwest Book ReviewThis book provides a fresh analysis of the Roman Empire from the reign of Phocas (602-10) until the death of Heraclius (610–41), an era of unprecedented upheavals usually considered to have resulted in the end of antiquity. The usurpations of Phocas and ... Read more

    $28.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Military History of Late Rome, 395–425

    by Ilkka Syvänne ...
    A detailed overview of the tumultuous events of this pivotal period, in which a divided Rome was plagued by assassination, civil wars, and invading hordes.This ambitious series offers a comprehensive narrative of late Roman military history from 284–641. Each volume gives a detailed account of the changes in organization, equipment, strategy, and tactics among both the Roman forces and their ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Britain in the Age of Arthur

    A Military History

    by Ilkka Syvänne ...
    "[The] well known historian . . . attempts to find the elusive King Arthur through a study of the military of the period following the Fall of Rome." —FiretrenchKing Arthur is one of the most controversial topics of early British history. Are the legends based on a real historical figure or pure mythological invention? Ilkka Syvänne's study breaks new ground, adopting a novel approach to the ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Aurelian and Probus

    The Soldier Emperors Who Saved Rome

    by Ilkka Syvänne ...
    An in-depth military history of the emperors Lucius Domitius Aurelianus and Marcus Aurelius Probus.This is a narrative military history of the emperors Lucius Domitius Aurelianus ("Aurelian," reigned 270-275) and Marcus Aurelius Probus (276-282) that also includes the other reigns between the years 268 and 285. It shows how these two remarkable emperors were chiefly responsible for the Empire ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Military History of Late Rome 457–518

    by Ilkka Syvänne ...
    A history and military analysis of the world-changing events following the fall of the Western Roman Empire.The Military History of Late Rome 457–518 provides a fresh new look into the events that led to the collapse of West Rome, while East Rome not only survived but went on to prosper despite a series of major defeats that included, most notably, the catastrophic campaign against the Vandals in ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Reign of Emperor Gallienus

    The Apogee of Roman Cavalry

    by Ilkka Syvänne ...
    "An unusual history of an unusual soldier of Rome who rose to Emperor . . . an engaging history of a fascinating subject—Very Highly Recommended." — FiretrenchThis is the only fully illustrated military life of the Emperor Publius Licinius Egnatius Gallienus (253-268). Considered the most blatantly military man of all of the soldier emperors of the third century, Gallienus is the emperor in Harry ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus