Weapons, Warriors and Battles of Ancient Iberia (Quesada-Sanz Fernando)(Pevná vazba)

Winner of Hislibris Award for the 'Best Historical Book', faithfully translated into English for the first time, this book details the equipment, weapons, armor, horse tack, fortifications, tactics and cultures of the units that served as the backbone of the Carthaginian army.

In ancient times, the Iberian Peninsula (Spain and Portugal) was home to warriors of great renown. Iberian and Celtiberian warriors, both infantry and cavalry, served as the backbone of the Carthaginian armies that terrorized Italy under Hannibal, and proved even more fierce when defending their homeland against later Roman occupation. The Lusitanian resistance under Viriathus was among the toughest the Romans encountered anywhere. Professor Quesada Sanz details the arms, armor and equipment of the various warriors of the region in fantastic detail, drawing on his intimate knowledge of the latest
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