Fortification of the Roman Camp: Polybius & PS-Hyginus

Polybius and Pseudo-Hyginus: the Fortification of the Roman Camp

by Miller, M C J And James G. Devoto (Eds).

Description: Brand new paperback. 146 pages. These two important texts, of which pseudo-Hyginus is translated for the first time serve as the basis for any attempt to understand the construction, organization and daily routine of the Roman military camp in the late Republican and early imperial epochs. At the end of this book there are a series of plates which detail the layout of various Roman camps, scenes of their construction and some of the rewards which soldiers received for demonstrating conspicuous ... read more