Roman Army: Wars of the Empire

Not long ago I met a Roman soldier (he was advertising a local restaurant) and I wondered if the Centurion would really have allowed him out in public without his helmet and armour. I need not have worried, for among the details in this very thorough book is the fact that, when off duty, this is exactly how he would have dressed. Not only does the author describe the development of every known feature of Roman uniform from the beginning of the Christian era to about ad275, but, in common with the other volumes of this series, he gives a...