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Battle That Stopped Rome : Emperor Augustus Arminius and Slaughter of Legions in Teutoburg Forest by Peter S. Wells (2003, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherNorton & Company, Incorporated, w. w.
ISBN-100393020282
ISBN-139780393020281
eBay Product ID (ePID)2856019
Product Key Features
Book TitleBattle That Stopped Rome : Emperor Augustus Arminius and Slaughter of Legions in Teutoburg Forest
Number of Pages224 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2003
TopicAncient / Rome, General
IllustratorYes
GenreHistory
AuthorPeter S. Wells
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.9 in
Item Weight20 oz
Item Length8.5 in
Item Width5.8 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2003-010789
Dewey Edition21
Reviews"Peter Wells conducts us to a hitherto mysterious and myth-enshrouded place....A journey well worth taking." -- Robert Cowley, editor of What If? "Gives the story in clear and engrossing detail." -- Publishers Weekly "Always literate and learned....Wells is able not only to reconstruct a credible analysis of the German strategy, but also to explore the thoughts and fears of the combatants on both sides as the massacre commenced." -- Kirkus Reviews "Wells does an excellent job of weaving the few written accounts, recent archaeological evidence, and his own interpretation into a compelling story that is fluently written and well organized." -- Library Journal
TitleLeadingThe
Dewey Decimal936.3/02
SynopsisIn AD 9, a Roman traitor led an army of barbarians who trapped and then slaughtered three entire Roman legions: 20,000 men, half the Roman army in Europe. If not for this battle, the Roman Empire would surely have expanded to the Elbe River, and probably eastward into present-day Russia. But after this defeat, the shocked Romans ended all efforts to expand beyond the Rhine, which became the fixed border between Rome and Germania for the next 400 years, and which remains the cultural border between Latin western Europe and Germanic central and eastern Europe today. This fascinating narrative introduces us to the key protagonists: the emperor Augustus, the most powerful of the Caesars; his general Varus, who was the wrong man in the wrong place; and the barbarian leader Arminius, later celebrated as the first German hero. In graphic detail, based on recent archaeological finds, the author leads the reader through the mud, blood, and decimation that was the Battle of Teutoburg Forest., In AD 9, a Roman traitor led an army of barbarians who trapped and slaughtered three entire Roman legions: 20, 000 men, half the Roman army in Europe. If not for this battle, the Roman Empire would have expanded to the River Elbe and probably eastward into present-day Russia. But after this defeat, shocked Romans ended all efforts to expand beyond the Rhine. the most powerful of the Caesars; his general Varus, who was the wrong man in the wrong place; and the barbarian leader Arminius, later celebrated as the first German hero. In graphic detail, based on archeological finds, the author leads the reader through the mud and blood of the Battle of Teutoburg Forest.
LC Classification NumberDD123.W45 2003
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- Apr 07, 2021
Beginning of the end of Rome.
A great book of a battle that changed history !Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
