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Johns college, oxford, where he completed his doctorate in ancient history, specializing in the military history of the greek and especially roman periods. Roman warfare by adrian goldsworthy books hachette. Goldsworthy cuts the fat from the subject, stripping away the mundane details that typically bog down the casual reader or armchair. Roman warfare by adrian goldsworthy, paperback barnes. This authoritative history narrates the dramatic rise and fall of the roman empire, a journey author adrian goldsworthy traces with. Buy pax romana by adrian goldsworthy 9781474604376 from boomerang books, australias online independent bookstore. Adrian goldsworthy roman warfare hardcover london cassell plc 2000 near fine in a very good dust jacket.
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