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In the Name of Rome

by Adrian Goldsworthy

First published 2003

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This nonfiction study examines the commanders who expanded and defended Roman power from the Republic into the Empire. It considers how generals such as Scipio Africanus, Caesar, Trajan and others used discipline, logistics, diplomacy and political ambition to win campaigns.

The book is not only a sequence of battlefield portraits. It also asks how Roman command worked in practice, why some officers adapted successfully to different enemies and why victory abroad often strengthened political competition at home.

Historical Periods

Punic Wars264–146 BCE Gallic Wars58–50 BCE Dacian Wars101–106 CE

Genres

Court & Political Fiction

Historical people

Scipio Africanusc. 236–c. 183 BCE Julius Caesar101 BCE–45 BCE Hadrian76–138 Trajan53–117

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