Rome's Greatest Defeat: Massacre in the Teutoburg Forest - Rilegato

Murdoch, Adrian

Rilegato

ISBN 10: 0750940158 ISBN 13: 9780750940153

Casa editrice: History Pr Ltd, 2006

Riassunto

Over four days at the beginning of September AD 9, half of Rome's Western army was ambushed in a German forest and annihilated. Three legions, three cavalry units and six auxiliary regiments - some 25,000 men - were wiped out. It dealt a body blow to the empire's imperial pretensions and was Rome's greatest defeat. No other battle stopped the Roman empire dead in its tracks. From the moment of the Teutoburg Forest disaster, the Rhine, rather than the Elbe as the Romans had hoped, became the limit of the civilized world. Rome's expansion in northern Europe was checked and Rome anxiously patrolled the Rhineland borders, awaiting further uprisings from Germania. Although one of the most significant and dramatic battles in European history, this is also one which has been largely overlooked. Drawing on primary sources and a vast wealth of new archaeological evidence, Adrian Murdoch brings to life the battle itself, the historical background and the effects of the Roman defeat as well as exploring the personalities of those who took part.

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L'autore:

Adrian Murdoch is a recognised expert on the Battle of Teutoburg Forest. A journalist and historian he has published widely on Roman Germany and presented several television documentaries on the battle. Previous books include The Last Pagan (Sutton 2003) a biography of Julian the Apostate and The Last Roman (Sutton 2006) a history of Romulus Augustulus and the collapse of the western Roman empire. He is a fellow of the Royal Historical Society

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Book by Murdoch Adrian

Su questa edizione

• Editore: History Pr Ltd
• Data di pubblicazione: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0750940158
• ISBN 13: 9780750940153
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 234