Peter Connolly

Reconstructs the later career of Tiberius Claudius Maximus, a cavalry officer who served under Trajan during his wars in Central Europe and the Middle East. Military life, strategy, and weaponry of the era are presented in color illustrations and explanatory accompanying text.

When the aqueduct that brings fresh water to thousands of people around the bay of Naples fails, Roman engineer Marius Primus heads to the slopes of Mount Vesuvius to investigate, only to come face to face with an impending catastrophe.

A guide to twelve centuries of military development. Connolly combines a detailed account of the arms and armies of Greece and Rome with full colour artwork.

Text, pictures, photographs, and maps present the history of the Jews in Judea from the reign of Herod the Great through the governance of Pontius Pilate to the destruction of the Temple and the siege at Masada.

Recounts the involvement of Odysseus and the other Greek heroes in the Trojan War and the hardships and adventures endured by Odysseus on his way home from the war. Site reconstructions, photographs, and other archeological evidence depict the civilization of the Greek world at the time of this legendary story.

Una profunda y espectacular introducción a los ejercitos griegos en todos sus aspectos desde el sitio de Troya hasta Alejandro Magno. Con una exposición detallada de sus armaduras y armas, tácticas y batallas, campañas y marchas, asedios y fortificaciones, condiciones de servicio y jefes famosos. Primorosamente inlustrado a todo color. Respaldada por una documentación minuciosa, la obra proporciona una lectura apasionante a la par que facilita datos de gran interés.

Focuses on the military history of Rome and examines the Carthaginian army and navy with emphasis on Hannibal, its greatest general.

Tiberio Claudio Máximo fue un soldado romano que sirvió bajo las órdenes del emperador Trajano, en las grandes campañas que éste llevó a cabo por el centro de Europa y el Oriente Medio. Su tumba, descubierta hace unos años ha permitido al historiador Peter Conolly reconstruir la vida de este legionario. Fue condecorado tres veces por su valentía, y se hizo famoso como el hombre que capturó a uno de los grandes enemigos de Roma, el caudillo bábaro Decébalo. Como un detective, utilizando el abundante material arqueológico disponible, entre él lápidas funerarias y documentos romanos escritos sobre papiro, encontrados en las arenas de Egipto y Siria, Peter Conolly ha logrado reconstruir la vida de Tiberio Claudio Máximo, trazando su carrera de soldado desde el día en el cual, alrededor del año 85 de nuestra Era. entró a formar parte de la Séptima Legión, situada en el Danubio, frontera con ios bárbaros en la Europa Central, al momento en que se retiró, ya como oficial de caballería, en Mesopotamia, unos treinta años más tarde. Este libro narra la historia de aquel soldado romano.

"The Greeks were the inventors of history as we understand it. Yet their historiography remained rooted in myth, and the social context of the inventions for which we rightly treasure their achievements - democracy, philosophy, theatre - was often deeply alien to our own way of thinking and acting. The aim of this book is to explore that achievement. Paul Cartledge does so by presenting a fascinating portrait of the Greeks in terms of their own self-image, and explores how the dominant Greeks - adult, male, citizens - sought, with limited success, to define themselves in polar opposition to non-Greeks, women, non-citizens, slaves, and gods."--BOOK JACKET.

Superb, detailed reconstructions of buildings provide the starting-point for a vivid exploration of these two great cities and the lives of the people who inhabited them. Peter Connolly's illustrations and reconstructions have a unique authority, with their blend of superb draughtsmanship, imagination, and meticulous research. The text appeals to a wide spectrum of readers, from young adults to professional historians.

This title aims to recreate life in the Roman fort of Housesteads on Hadrian's Wall. All aspects of fort life are covered, from the strategic importance of these isolated outposts to the mystery of two murdered bodies discovered during the excavation.