Rome's Enemies (4) : Spanish Armies 218-19 BC (Men at Arms Series, 180)

the Republican Roman Army Suffered Heavy Losses As A Result Of The ‘hit And Run’ Tactics Employed By The Hispanics In Ancient Spain. After Preparatory Chanting, The Celt-iberians Would Attack En Masse And In Apparent Disorder. At A Pre-arranged Signal The Warriors Would Retreat As If Defeated. This Sequence Might Be Repeated Over Several Days, Until Finally The Romans Lost Their Discipline And Broke Formation In Pursuit. At This Point The Hispanics Would Quickly Mount A Counter-attack That Would Decimate The Legions. This Volume Explores The Organisation, Tactics, History, Arms And Armour Of Rome's Spanish Enemies. The Parthians were a warrior people. Though possessing no regular army they were superb horsemen and archers, and in time of war the nobility provided heavily armoured knights mounted on weight-carrying chargers. During the Battle of Carrhae (53 BC), it is believed that 20,000 Roman troops out of a force of about 36,000 died at the hands of the Parthians. In the third of four volumes covering Rome's enemies, this fascinating text by Peter Wilcox examines the armies and campaigns of the Parthians and Sassanid Persians. This worthy addition to Osprey's Men-at-Arms series contains a wealth of illustrations, including eight full page colour plates by popular artist Angus McBride 'By the name of Iberia, the ancient Greeks designated all the country that extends beyond the River Rhone and the isthmus which comprises the Gaulish gulf; while we today place the borders in the Pyrences, and say that the names "Iberia" and "Hispania" are synonymous.