Hyland\'s "Training the Roman Cavalry"

[Anonymous]

Has anyone read this? If so, is it worth buying? Please give me a review. Thanks <p></p><i></i>

[Caius Fabius]

Yes, and Yes<br>
look at Amazon.com for a review. <p>"Just before class started, I looked in the big book where all the world's history is written, and it said...." Neil J. Hackett, PhD ancient history, professor OSU, 1987</p><i></i>

[rekirts]

I have this book and have found it useful. I haven't read it from start to finish, just the bits that have relevance to me, but I would recommend it.<br>
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Wendy <p></p><i></i>

[drsrob]

It's a good book but her interpretation of Arrian's Tactica is criticized by Junkermann (<em>Reiter wie Statuen aus Erz</em>) and you should perhaps check them against other authors. <p>Greetings<br>
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Rob Wolters</p><i>Edited by: <A HREF=http://pub45.ezboard.com/bromanarmytalk.showUserPublicProfile?gid=drsrob>drsrob</A> <IMG HEIGHT=10 WIDTH=10 SRC="http://images.honesty.com/imagedata/h/573/16/25731628.jpg" BORDER=0> at: 6/29/03 12:09 pm<br></i>

[Matthew Amt]

Ave!<br>
This book taught me more about horses in the first 10 pages than I'd ever known! (Hey, I'm INFANTRY, okay?) I thought it was fabulous, and it really gave me a new outlook on Roman cavalry.<br>
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I hadn't heard about Junkelmann's objections, but having not studied Arrian the technical points would probably be lost on me anyway. Suffice it to say that these guys were GOOD!<br>
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Vale,<br>
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Matthew/Quintus <p></p><i></i>

[Anonymous]

I'd say get it. I've not heard Junkelmann's objections, but I occasionally ride a horse, and I can't find any objections. <p></p><i></i>

[JRSCline]

Before you read Ann's Ars Tactica treatise, you should get her first book on the topic of Roman horsemanship, called <em>EQUUS: the Horse in the Roman World</em>.<br>
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I have both, and of the two, I prefer <em>Equus</em> as the better introduction. Warning: it'll make you want a horse so you can re-enact cavalry. (Or fall off trying!)<br>
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Cheers<br>
Jenny <p></p><i>Edited by: <A HREF=http://pub45.ezboard.com/bromanarmytalk.showUserPublicProfile?gid=jrscline>JRSCline</A> at: 7/10/03 11:26 am<br></i>

[drsrob]

Junkermann's objections are not to the details of horsemanship, but to her reconstructions of the more complicated exersizes described in the <em>ars tactica</em> of Arrian. <p>Greetings<br>
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Rob Wolters</p><i></i>