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Книги M.C. Bishop

M.C. Bishop - автор 3 книг. Из известных произведений можно выделить: The Spatha: The Roman Long Sword, The Gladius: The Roman Short Sword, The Pilum: The Roman Heavy Javelin. Все книги можно читать онлайн и бесплатно скачивать на нашем портале.

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The Pilum: The Roman Heavy Javelin
The Pilum: The Roman Heavy Javelin

A heavy javelin, normally used as a shock weapon immediately before contact, the pilum was designed with a particular speciality: it could penetrate a shield and carry on into the individual behind it. Relying on mass rather than velocity, at short range a volley of pila had much the same effect on a charging enemy as musketry would in later periods. The design was not uniform, with a wide diversi...

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The Spatha: The Roman Long Sword
The Spatha: The Roman Long Sword

Adopted from the Celts in the 1st century BC, the spatha, a lethal and formidable chopping blade, became the primary sword of the Roman soldier in the Later Empire. Over the following centuries, the blade, its scabbard, and its system of carriage underwent a series of developments, until by the 3rd century AD it was the universal sidearm of both infantry and cavalry. Thanks to its long reach, t...

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The Gladius: The Roman Short Sword
The Gladius: The Roman Short Sword

One of the most feared weapons in the ancient world, the gladius was lethal both on the battlefield and in the arena. Literary sources tell of the terror it inspired, while archaeological evidence of wounds inflicted is testament to its deadly effect. By pulling together strands of literary, sculptural and archaeological evidence renowned expert M.C. Bishop creates a narrative of the gladius'...