07-13-2016, 02:49 PM
I was not expecting much from this book when I saw the cover art and I'm afraid to say it met my expectations.
Whilst the artwork is quite colourful, it contains some suspect interpretations of Late Roman styles, arms & armour.
My main gripe is the same as others, large type face (ok for us nearly 60 year olds but insulting to our younger readers), flimsy paper and unnecessary section on the Notitia shield patterns (why not just write the link to the most popular internet site that discusses the Notitia and the shield designs?).
I found the referencing to be woeful, too much reliance on wiki. It smacks of the author lacking the knowledge to actually do the book justice.
I cannot recommend the book to anyone other than a complete novice but even then I would ask them to look at purchasing the Southern & Dixon Late Roman book at the very least.
Whilst the artwork is quite colourful, it contains some suspect interpretations of Late Roman styles, arms & armour.
My main gripe is the same as others, large type face (ok for us nearly 60 year olds but insulting to our younger readers), flimsy paper and unnecessary section on the Notitia shield patterns (why not just write the link to the most popular internet site that discusses the Notitia and the shield designs?).
I found the referencing to be woeful, too much reliance on wiki. It smacks of the author lacking the knowledge to actually do the book justice.
I cannot recommend the book to anyone other than a complete novice but even then I would ask them to look at purchasing the Southern & Dixon Late Roman book at the very least.
Adrian Coombs-Hoar
