The words Pax Augusta – or Pax Romana – evoke a period of uninterrupted peace across the vast Roman Empire. Lindsay Powell exposes this as a fallacy. Almost every year between 31 BC and AD 14 the Roman Army was in action somewhere, either fighting enemies beyond the frontier in punitive raids or for outright conquest or suppressing rebellions within the borders. Remarkably, over the same period, Augustus succeeded in nearly doubling the size of the Empire. Powell reveals Augustus to be a brilliant strategist and a manager of war.
Author Lindsay Powell Published by Pen & Sword Military ISBN 9781783831845 EAN 9781783831845 Bic Code Cover Hardback
