The 1985 Alpine March and its documentation had a groundbreaking effect on experimental archaeology and the study of ancient military history. The long-out-of-print classic of Roman re-enactment is now available in a substantially expanded and updated form. At the same time, the work offers a comprehensive account of the Roman army during its most important period in the transition from the Republic to the imperial era. There is still no other book that deals with the practical sides of the ancient military with such uncompromising precision and comparable vividness.
An exciting narrative and at the same time exact documentation of the lives of the legionaries of Rome who once conquered the world. Junkelmann and seven comrades attempted an accurate historical reconstruction of a march from Verona over the Alps to Augsburg, with weapons, clothing, luggage, footwear, camp construction and guard shuffling all modelled on ancient Roman designs. Numerous colour and b/w illustrations round off this example of modern historiography.
Group
Books (first-hand)
Author
Junkelmann, M.
Title
Die Legionen des Augustus
Details
Paperback, 269 colour illustrations. 411 pp.
State
new
Philipp von Zabern Riedeselstr. 57 64283 Darmstadt Deutschland
