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The Battle That Stopped RomeEmperor Augustus, Arminius, and the Slaughter of the Legions in the Teutoburg Forest By Peter S. Wells $31.99 Buy Today for: $31.97
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| | Format: | Paperback, 256 pages, New edition Edition | | Other Information: | 16 illustrations | | Published In: | United Kingdom, 14 January 2005 | | Other Editions: |
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In A.D. 9, an army of barbarians ferociously butchered three entire Roman legions in a desolate German forest. The loss of one-quarter of its European army was a blow from which the Roman Empire never recovered. Archaeologist Peter Wells provides the first graphic details of this monumental confrontation, based on the recent discovery of the site of the massacre. Reviews "...this is a highly readable, well illustrated and authoritative account..." Peter Jones, BBC History "[Wells] writes clearly and agreeably. This is a good popular history..." Allan Massie, The Spectator "...studies the events of the battle that checked Rome's expansion across the Rhine..." History Today About the Author Peter S. Wells is professor of anthology at the University of Minnesota and the author of the award-winning The Barbarians Speak. |
| Publisher: | W W Norton & Co Ltd | | ISBN: | 0393326438 |
| EAN: | 9780393326437 | | Dimensions: | 14.0 x 210.0 x 1.0 centimeters |
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