Turney Simon - The Roman Auxiliary Units Of Britain - Hardcover

Binding: Hardcover
Description: The majority of work on Roman Britain's military focuses on the legions with much less attention paid to the auxilia even though the latter formed the vast majority of the manpower. The auxiliary units were drawn from all over the Empire and provided both infantry and cavalry units many of which provided specialisms that the legions lacked. For example the Cohors I Hamiorum Sagittariorum were a cohort of archers from Syria stationed at Carvoran fort on Hadrian's Wall. Simon Turney following decades of research presents this work referencing every one of the fifty - nine auxiliary units identified in Britain. For each there is a unit history detailing their movements involvement in campaigns and anything noteworthy. This is followed by a set of lists detailing known attested members of the unit and any inscriptions that mention them. Each entry is also accompanied by photographs and/or maps including the sites the unit occupied tombstones images inscriptions and so on. This is the finest most up - to - date reference available for the auxiliary units of Britain.
Title: The Roman Auxiliary Units Of Britain
Author(s): Turney Simon
Publisher: Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Barcode: 9781399056038
Pages: 304 Pages, 120 Mono Illustrations
Publication Date: 2/10/2025
Category: Military History