Ian hughes has done a massive amount of research, but the fact remains that only so much can be done with the material available. A military history of the campaigns of belisarius, the greatest general of the eastern roman byzantine emperor justini. Surprisingly overlooked in most discussions of the great captains, belisarius performed amazingly well on numerous occasions, and. Adrian goldsworthy, author of the complete roman armybelisarius c. In addition, he explains the evolution of classical roman armies and systems of warfare into those of the byzantine empire, as well as those of their chief enemies, the persians, goths, and vandals. The stars of the book are justinian, theodora, and belisarius, along with various. The vandal who saved rome, is an admirable history of the half century in the west up to 455 centred around flavius aetius. The result is that the book s description of belisarius and his activities falls almost entirely to military subjects. In 2006, just as my son was entering preschool, i was given the opportunity by pen and sword to write my first book. Hughes has written a lively and detailed account of belisarius s remarkable career.
The ballad of songbirds and snakes a hunger games novel. The story follows flavius belisarius, a real historical figure. Adrian goldsworthy the leading author on the roman army by a long way who taught him at cardiff university. Read belisarius the last roman general by ian hughes available from rakuten kobo. Its marketed as a book about the outbreak of justinians plague that put a halter on his plans of reconquering the western roman empire. A new book on belisarius military career is long overdue. Belisarius is primarily science fiction though some might describe it more accurately as alternative history. Discover book depositorys huge selection of ian hughes books online. Lee belisarius the last roman general por ian hughes disponible en rakuten kobo.
The author, ian hughes, has written a concisely comprehensive account of the wars which were part of the attempt, using as the central figure flavius belisarius, who by his early thirties had recovered north africa from the vandals, as well as having won a brilliant victory over the sasanid persians at the battle of dara. The last roman general has 3 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace. He is currently completing a book on the roman emperor constantine i. Ian hughes hughes has written a lively and detailed account of belisariuss remarkable career. Hughes has written a lively and detailed account of belisariuss remarkable career. Valentinian, valens and the disaster at adrianople 20. Packed with insights and the practicalities of ancient warfare, hughes has written a lively and detailed account of belisarius remarkable career. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Ian hughes is an historian whose main interest lies in the field of ancient rome. I am still wondering about the subtitle the last roman general since belisarius was a roman only in the sense that he was a roman citizen and. Hughes has written a lively and detailed account of belisariuss remarka. The last roman general by ian hughes is a competent retelling of belisarius battles and campaigns. He twice defeated the persians and reconquered north africa from the vandals in a single year at the age of 29, before going on to regain spain.
Ian hughes specializes in late roman history and is the author of belisarius, the last roman general 2008, stilicho, the vandal who saved rome 2010. Adrian goldsworthy, author of the complete roman army belisarius c. But once hughes actually starts writing about belisarius the book picks up and tells a fascinating story from belisarius defeat of the sassanid persians, the nika riot, and his assignment to recover african territory and his long assignments to take back italy and sicily from the goths. Hughes, who has written widely on the late roman army, including aetius.
At the age of 29, he twice defeated the persians and reconquered north africa from the vandals, before going on to regain the italian peninsula from the ostrogoths, including the eternal city. Ian hughes a teacher by profession, this will be his first book, but he comes highly recommended by dr. The result is that the books description of belisarius and his activities falls almost entirely to military subjects. Edward gibbon has much to say on belisarius in the history of the decline and fall of the roman empire, chapter 41 online. Belisarius ebook by ian hughes 9781844689415 rakuten kobo. Belisarius ian hughes haftad 9781473822979 adlibris. If it available for your country it will shown as book reader and user fully subscribe will benefit by having full. I have been reading ian hughes books in reverse order, having started with his work on belisarius, then aetius and now stilicho. In spite of the boom of scholarship on late antiquity in the past several decades, and the growing interest in justinian, belisarius has mostly managed to avoid attention. My first book is a military history of the campaigns of belisarius, the greatest general of the eastern roman byzantine.
Kop boken belisarius av ian hughes isbn 9781473822979 hos adlibris. Indeed, the back cover tells me this is the first full study of belisarius for over a hundred years. I thought his books on belisarius and aetius were superb and this one doesnt disappoint, another fabulous work. Belisarius by ian hughes, 9781473822979, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. At the age of 29, he twice defeated the persians and.
Throughout his book hughes pays close attention to the nearly constant warfare the empire waged on its eastern border against the sassanid. Somewhere in this book is a study of belisarius himself. The last roman general, historian ian hughes recounts the life of this great soldier. The last roman general my first book is a military history of the campaigns of belisarius, the greatest general of the eastern roman byzantine emperor justinian. Welcome,you are looking at books for reading, the count belisarius, you will able to read or download in pdf or epub books and notice some of author may have lock the live reading for some of country. He twice defeated the persians and reconquered north. Belisarius is a series of science fiction novels written by david drake and eric flint. Its protagonist is a real historical figure, the late roman general flavius belisarius 505565 ad the saga is published by baen books wherein an overarching theme ties each book together. Thanks to them we finally have englishlanguage biographies of aetius and stilicho as well as a new work on belisarius. Ian hughes makes an attempt to describe a man whose career is almost obscure. Hughes appears to be working on yet another volume covering valentinian and valens. After campaigning against the persians, he was sent by justinian to conquer north africa from the vandals at the age of 29.
Belisarius the last roman general, ebook, free, pdf. The belisarius series is a fictional saga in the alternate history and military history subgenres of science fiction, written by american authors david drake and eric flint. A military history of the campaigns of belisarius, the greatest general of the eastern roman byzantine emperor justinian. Patricians and emperors ian hughes bok 9781848844124. Adrian goldsworthy said his first book was packed with insights. This work, in other words, is best described as military history rather than biography. Belisarius by ian hughes overdrive rakuten overdrive. So impressed was goldsworthy, that ian hughes now reads and comments on all his manuscripts before publication. The vandalic war the invasion of sicily and southern italy the siege of rome the victory of belisarius the return to the east italy again twilight conclusions. He has gone back to the primary sources, but like his earlier works it seems that here too he has married his own speculations a little too. Ian hughes books written by ian hughes ma ian hughes. Adrian goldsworthy, author of the complete roman army. Attilas nemesis, gives us an excellent life and times of flavius belisarius c. However, its a broader book than that, as most of the book is spent esta.
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