From the time of the Bronze Age, the warriors of all tribes and nations
sought to emblazon their arms and armor with items and images to impress
upon the enemy the wealth and power of the wearer. Magnificently
decorated shields were as much a defensive necessity as a symbol of
social status. Equally, decorative symbols on shields and armor defined
the collective ideals and the self-conceived important of the village or
city-state its warriors represented.
Such items were therefore of great significance to the wearers, and the
authors of this astounding detailed and extensively researched book,
have brought together years of research and the latest archaeological
discoveries, to produce a work of undeniable importance.
Decorated Roman Armour is richly decorated throughout, and as well as
battlefield armor, details the tournament and parade armor from Rome's
earliest days.
Dr Raffaele D'Amato is an experienced Turin-based researcher of the
ancient and medieval military worlds. After achieving his first PhD in
Romano-Byzantine Law, and having collaborated with the University of
Athens, he gained a second doctorate in Roman military archaeology. He
spent the last year in Turkey as visiting professor at the Fatih
University of Istanbul, teaching there and working on a project about
the army of Byzantium. He currently work as part-time researcher at the
Laboratory of the Danubian Provinces at the University of Ferrara, under
Professor Livio Zerbini.
