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Description
A comprehensive guide to one of the most critical battles that sounded the death knell for the Roman Republic and changed the course of history.
Immortalised by Shakespeare's play Julius Caesar, the battle of Philippi was the final meeting between the forces of Mark Antony and Octavian against the armies of Caesar's assassins Brutus and Longinus. In this book Si Sheppard takes a detailed look at the campaign that was waged around the Macedonian city of Philippi.
In the bloody and close combat, legionary fought legionary amid great slaughter, until Brutus' forces were defeated. Brutus fled and committed suicide the following day. The Republican cause crushed, Rome now rested in the hands of the Second Triumvirate.
Packed with photographs, breathtaking battlescene artwork and detailed maps illustrating the course of the battles on land and on sea, this is the history of the campaign which finally put the Republican movement to bed.
Table of Contents
Chronology
Opposing plans
Opposing commanders
Opposing forces
Orders of battle
The first battle of Philippi
The second battle of Philippi
Aftermath
The battlefield today
Further reading
Index
Product details
Published | 10 Aug 2008 |
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Format | Paperback |
Edition | 1st |
Extent | 96 |
ISBN | 9781846032653 |
Imprint | Osprey Publishing |
Illustrations | 1 b/w; 6 col |
Dimensions | 248 x 184 mm |
Series | Campaign |
Short code | CAM 199 |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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