Guy de la Bédoyère has written a several books on the Roman world, including Gladius; Domina: The Women Who Made Imperial Rome; Praetorian; and The Real Lives of Roman Britain for Yale University Press. He is well known to a wide audience because of the fifteen years he participated in Britain's Channel 4's archaeology series, Time Team. Guy is a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries and is an accredited lecturer of the Arts Society. He lives in Britain.
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Praise for Guy de la Bédoyere:
"Gladius is a highly successful introduction to the life of the
Roman soldier. Making use of a wide range of sources, from stone
inscriptions to colorful anecdotes, de la Bédoyère's informative
and readable book offers real immediacy to readers."--Clifford
Ando, University of Chicago
"Gladius is a necessary work for scholars of Roman history, but
will also prove interesting and informative reading for the
armchair historian."-- "New York Military Affairs Review"
"A splendid book that brings to life in its scholarship and
animated style the lives of some of the most remarkable soldiers
the world has ever seen. Gladius will be an absolute delight for
those who are fascinated by the life and achievements of the
world's first and probably greatest professional army."-- "Military
History Matters"
"In his encyclopedic Gladius, Guy de la Bédoyère collects pretty
much every fact known about what it was like to be in the military
arm of the Roman Empire."-- "Thomas E. Ricks, The New York Times
Book Review"
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