Название: Cataclysm 90 BC: The Forgotten War that Almost Destroyed Rome
Автор: Philip Matyszak
Издательство: Pen and Sword
ISBN: 1848847890
Год: 2019
Формат: EPUB, PDF (conv)
Страниц: 256
Размер: 1,8 МБ
Язык: Английский
We know of Rome's reputation for military success against foreign enemies. Yet at the start of the first century BC, Rome faced a hostile army less than a week's march from the capital. It is probable that only a swift surrender prevented the city from being attacked and sacked. Before that point, three Roman consuls had died in battle, and two Roman armies had been soundly defeated—not in some faraway field, but in the heartland of Italy.