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The greatest conflict of antiquity, the struggle for supremacy between rome and carthage. Goldsworthy credits the enduring roman military success to a combination of discipline, training, superior tactics, and an unmatched ability to meet a constantly evolving security. The romans built perhaps the greatest empire of all time, forged with an unequalled skill in warfare. Adrian goldsworthy reveals why rome developed the most professional fighting force of the ancient world and what it was like to be a soldier in the legions. The roman army at war, 100 bcad 200 adrian goldsworthy. Adrian goldsworthy read ancient and modern history at st johns college, oxford, remaining there to gain his doctorate in ancient history.
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