In the Name of Rome : The Men Who Won the Roman Empire

by Goldsworthy, Adrian

• ISBN13: 9780297846666
• ISBN10: 0297846663
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2004-05-01
• Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson

Summary

Adrian Goldsworthy has received wide acclaim for his exceptional writing on the Roman Empire—including high praise from the acclaimed military historian and author John Keegan—and here he offers a new perspective on the Empire by focusing on its greatest generals, including Scipio Africanus, Caius Marius, Pompey, Julius Caesar, and Titus Flavius. Each chapter portrays a single general, offering insight into his leadership skills and victories. This accessible, reader-friendly history tells the story of Roman warfare, from the bitter struggle with Carthage in the third century BC to the last desperate attempt to win back the Western Empire in the sixth century AD.

Table of Contents

List of maps and diagrams	p. 7
Preface	p. 9
Introduction	p. 12
'The Shield and Sword of Rome': Fabius and Marcellus	p. 29
A Roman Hannibal: Scipio Africanus	p. 45
The Conqueror of Macedonia: Aemilius Paullus	p. 70
'Small Wars': Scipio Aemilianus and the fall of Numantia	p. 97
'A person devoted to war': Caius Marius	p. 113
General in exile: Sertorius and the Civil War	p. 137
A Roman Alexander: Pompey the Great	p. 152
Caesar in Gaul	p. 181
Caesar against Pompey	p. 213
An Imperial 'Prince': Germanicus beyond the Rhine	p. 237
Imperial Legate: Corbulo and Armenia	p. 263
A Young Caesar: Titus and the Siege of Jerusalem, AD 70	p. 290
The last great conqueror: Trajan and the Dacian Wars	p. 316
A Caesar on campaign: Julian in Gaul, AD 356-60	p. 336
One of the last: Belisarius and the Persians	p. 360
Later years: The legacy of Roman generals	p. 377
Chronology	p. 386
Glossary	p. 391
Notes	p. 395
Index	p. 406
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