The Last Legionary: Life as a Roman Soldier in Britain AD 400

by Paul Elliott

In AD 400 Roman rule in Britain was collapsing as the thinly stretched empire was besieged on all sides. In "The Last Legionary", Paul Elliot explores all aspects of Late Roman military life, from recruitment to weaponry, marriage to wages, warfare to religion. It explores the world of the Roman soldier through the eyes of one man, posted to a British garrison at the edge of the empire, and follows the soldier's life through training and battle, marriage...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0752459279
• ISBN13: 9780752459271
• Release Date: February 2011
• Publisher: History Press (SC)
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.0" x 7.7"