Viggen 95 Report post Posted April 25, 2011 A Companion to the Roman Army by Paul Erdkamp Book Review by Melvadius This volume is edited by Erdkamp and forms part of the Blackwell Companion to the Ancient World series. In his introduction Erdkamp states the underlying principals of this book that; the Roman army as well as being affected by changes in Roman society was itself the instrument of change in the politics, government, economy and society of the Empire. This book at some 574 numbered pages plus several more general introductory notes is not intended for the complete novice as it contains a lot of detailed academic discussion, or at least references to original sources and other academic works but despite this it is a work which is worth consideration by the novice to the period.... ...read the full review of A Companion to the Roman Army by Paul Erdkamp Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lanista 1 Report post Posted April 26, 2011 Nice work on the review, man! Cheers Russ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Melvadius 4 Report post Posted April 26, 2011 Thank you - a lot of heavy reading in it but as I indicated despite a few relatively minor issues overall I found it very worthwhile and one I intend keeping handy. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
