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- ISBN 9781841768434
- Weight: 189g
- Dimensions: 178 x 244mm
- Publication Date: 10 Aug 2005
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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The conclusion to a rigorous study of the literary, sculptural, pictorial and archaeological evidence for Roman military clothing, covering the last days of the Western Empire and the Eastern, in the 5th to 7th centuries.
The evidence from this enormously colourful period – when Germanic and Persian styles, first introduced by mercenaries, were widely adopted by Roman armies – is particularly rich. The text is illustrated with many photographs of rare textile finds, and mosaic artwork; with careful drawings of other figurative sources; and with Graham Sumner’s meticulous and dazzling colour reconstructions.
Dr Raffaele D’Amato, born in 1964, obtained a PhD in Romano-Byzantine Law in 1993 at the University of Turin. Following research into the arms and armours of the Eastern Roman army, he obtained a second degree in Byzantine history. He is the author of some 40 books and has written numerous articles on the Roman Empire, Byzantium, medieval Europe and the military of Ancient Greece. This was his first book for Osprey.
Graham Sumner was born in 1958. He has been involved with the Ermine Street Guard for nearly 20 years. He has written a number of articles on the Roman Army for ‘Military Illustrated’ magazine and was the author of the popular ‘Roman Army: Wars of the Empire’ in Brasseys' History of Uniform series. He lives in Flintshire, UK. This is his third book for Osprey.
