Ancient Armies

[oOIYvYIOo]

I would like to buy a top quality book that would show me (images and writing) how were the uniforms,tactics,habilities,strategies,units of the most known civilizations around the eras of Rome 2 is about .
If you could leave me some links i would apreciate or just leave me the name of the book .

Thank you in advance.

[RGA]

When it comes to illustrations, no one beats Osprey series. Mind you, their books are otherwiese quite shallow and a bit overpriced.

I would also recommend the Smithsonian history of warfare series, with two books about Greek and Romans:

http://www.amazon.com/Roman-Warfare-Smithsonian-History/dp/0060838523

http://www.amazon.com/Ancient-Greeks...d_bxgy_b_img_y

Those books are very informative but still compact enough. And the pictures are gorgeous.

[oOIYvYIOo]

Ok i got something here i think : http://www.ospreypublishing.com/ancient_world/
Going to check what they have ,but it seems each book shows only 1 civilization ...

[PROMETHEUS ts]

To define Osprey books shallow is a big fat exageration .... Consider that also CA admitted its using it ... Still its the main source for direct imaging artistic reconstructions.

[oOIYvYIOo]

To define Osprey books shallow is a big fat exageration .... Consider that also CA admitted its using it ... Still its the main source for direct imaging artistic reconstructions.

You know any book then mate in the parameters i ask ?

[Dan113112]

To define Osprey books shallow is a big fat exageration .... Consider that also CA admitted its using it ... Still its the main source for direct imaging artistic reconstructions.

Yes, CA admitted to using it but it's not their main source of information. I find that many armchair historians here on TWC rely on Osprey far more than CA. As Jack Lusted has shown us, CA uses a lot of archeological finds from museums as well.

[Rhio]

Yes, CA admitted to using it but it's not their main source of information. I find that many armchair historians here on TWC rely on Osprey far more than CA. As Jack Lusted has shown us, CA uses a lot of archeological finds from museums as well.

And on which archaeological dig did they find the Spartan from the most recent trailer?

He looks awesome, true, but Spartans did not look that way in the game's timeframe.
In Rome II, the rule of cool will apply

[oOIYvYIOo]

Yeh i have Osprey ,Napoleonic Armies, but i cant find anything about Ancient Armies .
I dont mind to read a book 10 times with 400 pages .
I apreciate your respons ,but,i want one that would talk about the Romans,Macedonians,Carthaginians,Icenis,etc,etc and not only about one culture or people.

[Maleventum]

I suggest to you this fantastic magazine : Ancient Warfare magazine : http://www.karwansaraypublishers.com...us-issues.html ; wonderful images and excellent texts written by authors from alla over the world

[oOIYvYIOo]

I suggest to you this fantastic magazine : Ancient Warfare magazine : http://www.karwansaraypublishers.com...us-issues.html ; wonderful images and excellent texts written by authors from alla over the world

I will take a look ,thank you .

[oOIYvYIOo]

So anyone else would like to advice me and share what would be a "perfect" book that would resume the ancient times armies ?

[youwishfood]

I own this book:

http://www.amazon.com/Warfare-Classi.../ref=pd_cp_b_1

warfare in the classical world.... Although not only focused on the Hellenistic period it covers from 1600 B.C. and A.D. 800. It covers tactics and talks through most major conflicts of that period. It has pictures shows the equipment of various different soldiers.

I found it a really good source of information and a good introduction to the history of that period.

[torongill]

I'm currently reading Fighting Techniques of the Ancient World

[oOIYvYIOo]

Very interest books torongill & youwishfood.