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This modest little Bookshop provides links to literature, both in and out of print, on the subject of Roman military equipment. However, inclusion here should not be taken as endorsement of the contents by the present authors. The links are for the most part affiliate links which, if you choose to buy something from them, will contribute a small amount of money towards the upkeep and development of this website, without adding to the cost of the book for you. As well as Amazon and Abebooks (a subsidiary of Amazon), wherever possible there are outlets included (e.g. Bookshop.org and Hive) which actively support independent bookshops (although they often have a smaller range of books).

Note that Hive links are still awaiting approval from the retailer’s agent and will be added as soon as it is received.

M. C. Bishop & J. C. N. Coulston, Roman Military Equipment from the Punic Wars to the Fall of Rome, ed.2Amazon UK US / Bookshop.org / Hive / Abebooks
M. C. Bishop & J. C. N. Coulston, Roman Military Equipment from the Punic Wars to the Fall of Rome, ed.1 [also available as a free digital Download]Amazon UK US / Abebooks
M. C. Bishop & J. C. Coulston, Roman Military Equipment [also available as a free digital Download]Amazon UK US / Abebooks
Thomas Fischer (tr. MCB), Army of the Roman EmperorsAmazon UK US / Bookshop.org / Hive / Abebooks
M. C. Bishop, The Gladius: The Roman Short SwordAmazon UK US / Bookshop.org / Hive / Abebooks
M. C. Bishop, The Pilum: The Roman Heavy JavelinAmazon UK US / Hive / Abebooks
M. C. Bishop, The Spatha: The Roman Long SwordAmazon UK US / Bookshop.org / Hive / Abebooks
M. C. Bishop, Roman ShieldsAmazon UK Bookshop.org / Hive / Abebooks
M. C. Bishop, Roman Plate ArmourAmazon UK US / Bookshop.org / Hive / Abebooks
M. C. Bishop, Roman Mail and Scale ArmourAmazon UK US / Bookshop.org / Hive / Abebooks
Martijn Wijnhoven, European Mail ArmourAmazon UK US / Bookshop.org / Hive / Abebooks
Simon James, Rome and the SwordAmazon UK US / Bookshop.org / Hive / Abebooks
G. Sumner and Raffaele D’Amato, Arms and Armour of the Imperial Roman Soldier: From Marius to Commodus, 112 BC-AD 192Amazon UK US / Bookshop.org / Hive / Abebooks
Raffaele D’Amato and Andrey Evgenevich Negin, Decorated Roman Armour: From the Ages of the Kings to the Death of Justinian the GreatAmazon UK US / Hive / Abebooks
Daniel Peterson, The Roman Legions Recreated in Colour PhotographsAmazon UK US / Bookshop.org / Hive / Abebooks
D. Sim and J. Kaminski, Roman Imperial Armour: The production of early imperial military armourAmazon UK US / Bookshop.org / Hive / Abebooks
Marco Saliola and Fabrizio Casprini, Pugio – Gladius Brevis Est: History and Technology of the Roman Battle DaggerAmazon UK US / Bookshop.org / Hive / Abebooks
Fabrizio Casprini and Marco Saliola, The Roman Gladius and the Ancient Fighting Techniques: Volume I – Monarchy and Consular AgeAmazon UK US / Bookshop.org / Hive / Abebooks
Michel Feugère, The Weapons of the RomansAmazon UK US / Bookshop.org / Hive / Abebooks
Ernst Künzl, Unter Den Goldenen Adlern: Der Waffenschmuck Des Romischen ImperiumsAmazon UK US / Hive / Abebooks
Graham Sumner, Roman Military DressAmazon UK US / Bookshop.org / Hive / Abebooks
Simon Elliot and Graham Sumner, Roman Warriors: The Paintings of Graham SumnerAmazon UK US / Bookshop.org / Hive / Abebook
Alan Wilkins, Roman ArtilleryAmazon UK US / Hive / Abebooks
Alan Wilkins, Roman Imperial ArtillerySolway Print
Duncan B. Campbell, Greek and Roman Artillery 399 BC–AD 363Amazon UK US / Hive / Abebooks
Hannsjörg Ubl, Waffen und Uniformen des römischen Heeres der Prinzipatsepoche nach den Grabreliefs Noricums und PannoniensUni-Press Graz
Salvatore Ortisi, Militarische Ausrustung und Pferdegeschirr aus den VesuvstadtenAmazon UK US Abebooks

 

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Gallery Samples

Curved rectangular shield umbo with a green patina and with a hemispherical boss in the centre for the hand grip.
Curved, rectangular copper-alloy shield boss with six of eight domed shield nails in situ. Image: P. Gross
Shield boss
Soldiers with oval, coloured shields (red, white, and blue) and similarly coloured leggings.
Crossing the Red Sea fresco from the synagogue at Dura-Europos depicting soldiers with multi-coloured shields lined up before standard-bearers with vexilla. Image: Wikimedia Commons
Fresco
Fragmentary ferrous back plate attached to scales, found in the Millennium excavations at Carlisle. The ferrous components are corroded brownish orange and the copper-alloy examples are mid-green.
Ferrous back plate and scales from lorica squamata from Carlisle (GBR). The mostly ferrous scales are interspersed with copper alloy scales. Image: scrappy annie (CC BY-NC 2.0)
Scale armour
A ferrous cavalry helmet with partially surviving bronze sheathing includes horizontal trilobate protrusions above the brow.
Ferrous cavalry helmet with copper-alloy (probably brass) embossed and incised sheathing (most of it missing over the bowl). The cheek piece may not be original (or may be a clumsy repair). A plume tube survives on the left-hand side just above the ear. Image: National Museum of Antiquities, Leiden (CC0 1.0)
Cavalry helmet
Brass-coloured belt plate with four empty rivet holes, one in each corner.
Copper-alloy belt plate from Chichester, hinged for a buckle or suspension frog. Image: MCB
Belt plate
Silvered phalera junction with three strap loops and a trifid pendant.
Three-way strap junction from harness found at Doorwerth. Three junction loops and a trefoil pendant are hinged to loops on the rear face of the phalera. Brass with silver foil soldered on the front face and with niello inlay depicting stylised vine leaves and grapes. Image: National Museum of Antiquities, Leiden (CC0 1.0)
Phalera junction
To the top is a heavily corroded ferrous Antonine dagger blade and tang with part of the handle adhering, whilst below it is the ferrous frame scabbard for the weapon, also corroded.
Dagger and scabbard of the Antonine form from Stillfried (AT). Part of the handle survives on the blade and tang. Image: Wolfgang Sauber
Dagger and scabbard
A ferrous helmet with broad neck guard, cheek pieces, and brow guard.
Ferrous Weisenau (Imperial-Gallic)-type helmet. Image: MCB
Helmet
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