The Numidians 300 BC-AD 300 9781472842190

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Автор: Horsted William
Название: The Numidians 300 BC-AD 300
Перевод названия: Уильям Хорстед: Нумидийцы 300 до н.э.- 300 н.э.
ISBN: 9781472842190
Издательство: Osprey
Классификация:

История Африки

История Древнего мира: до 500 гг. н.э.

Военные действия и оборона

Униформа и знаки отличия

ISBN-10: 1472842197
Обложка/Формат: Paperback
Страницы: 48
Вес: 0.17 кг.
Дата издания: 26.01.2021
Серия: Men-at-arms
Язык: English
Размер: 184 x 246 x 6
Читательская аудитория: General (us: trade)
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Поставляется из: Англии
Описание: The Numidian light cavalry were among the best-known horsemen in the ancient world: riding without saddles or bridle, carrying only hide shields for defense and clutching a handful of light javelins, they were renowned for their darting attacks, swift retreats, and skirmishing prowess. Yet, as much as they were respected by their allies and enemies, they were unfairly derided for their indiscipline, their perceived lack of culture, and their fecklessness, and dismissed as uncivilized, nomadic barbarians from beyond the fringes of the cultured, settled Mediterranean world. The famous portrayal of Numidian horsemen on Trajans Column, of barefoot riders in simple tunics, astride tiny ponies, reinforces this view, and is the image that is almost universally reproduced.

Recent scholarship, however, has shown that there is far more evidence for the armour and equipment of the Numidians than hitherto assumed. The carved stone shields and cuirasses that punctuate the decorative friezes of the stone altars at Kbor Klib and Chimtou in North Africa are confident representations of Numidian panoplies, not captured Carthaginian armour as has previously been argued. In this book, this research is presented alongside a close examination of various ancient texts which reveals that the Numidians also fielded infantry, slingers, archers, and even war elephants in conflicts across the Mediterranean, including Spain, Greece, northern Italy, and Thrace.

All of these troops are brought to life in original colour artwork, complemented by chapters on their weapons and equipment, history, tactics, and organization.

The Numidians 300 BC-AD 300, Horsted William