Article: Roman military equipment; from the Punic Wars to the fall of Rome, 2d ed.(Brief Article)(Book Review)

Article: Roman Military Equipment from the Punic ...
Antiquity;  September 1, 1993 ;     700+ words ... ... traditionally dominated the field of Roman military equipment studies. Its aims are ambitious ... virtually the only source for Roman military equipment studies and now often disregarded ... such practices. The discovery of military equipment and a dedication plaque recording ...

Article: Punic Wars
History of the World;      700+ words ...00-00-0000 Punic Wars B.C. 264-219-149 Introduction The three Punic wars stand out in history as a mighty duel a Voutrance ... superiority. During the intervals between the Punic wars two things appear with striking force in the ...

Article: Osprey Publishing.(The Roman Army of the Punic Wars ...
California Bookwatch;  July 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... depth discussions, this is a pick for any serious World War II history collection. Nic Fields' THE ROMAN ARMY OF THE PUNIC WARS 264-146 BC (9781846031458, $23.95) considers the command and organization of early Roman armies--while it's a ...

Article: Lunchtime boccie traces its roots to the Punic Wars ...
The Boston Globe;  August 8, 1992 ;     700+ words ... ... mills and barge canals. "Lunchtime boccie" became a local tradition, says Vitagliano, one that traces its roots to the Punic Wars when Roman legionnaires amused themselves with al fresco bowling while Hannibal watered and fed his celebrated war elephants ...

Article: TIMELINE.(chronology of the Punic Wars)
Calliope;  January 1, 1999 ;     515 words ...B.C. 264-241 The conflict between Rome and Carthage erupts into the First Punic War. ELSEWHERE: In India, King Ashoka, the most famous of the Mauryan emperors, extends his borders to include almost the entire subcontinent. He is also responsible for introducing Buddhism to India. 218-201 Hannibal

Article: The impact of metals of society part III: The Punic ...
JOM;  July 1, 1998 ;     700+ words ...Over 5,000 years, our quest for metals has led us to strange lands, on bold adventures, through terrible hardships, and to great riches and devastating failures. Immeasurably, the fates of entire nations and peoples have been shaped by this quest. Editors Note: One of IS parts, this article and the

Article: The Beginnings of Rome: Italy and Rome from the Bronze Age to the ...
History Today;  December 1, 1996 ;     700+ words ...T.J. Cornell Rougledge xx + 507 pp. 50[pounds] (hb) 15.99[pounds] (pb) To write the proto-history of Rome is a daring project: the tentative results of fragmented and sometimes controversial archaeology must be weighed with and against the evidence of literary texts composed much later, seldom less