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The Roman military is an iconic- ancient institution; everybody is familiar with the image of fearsome Roman soldiers marching in their famous columns. In this book- Roman military experts John and Hilary Travis turn their attention to the shields used by the historic Roman stalwarts- drawing on their expertise- their wealth of illustrated material and the world of re-enactments.In its study of the panoply of shields used by the Roman army- this book differs from those preceding in that it has combined the reams of published information on sculptural imagery and archaeological hard evidence with an in-depth look at the artefacts themselves- their component parts and physical manufacture- going further by reconstructing and subjecting them to regular use in combat conditions....