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Offline pauld

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Greece and Rome at War - Peter Connolly
« on: February 01, 2020, 01:41:49 PM »
Just a heads up, this very good lavishly illustrated book is on offer at The Works for only £7



https://www.theworks.co.uk/p/world-history-books/greece-and-rome-at-war/9781848329416

an excellent read and painting reference

May be in the physical shops too?

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Offline Burnin Coal

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Re: Greece and Rome at War - Peter Connolly
« Reply #1 on: February 01, 2020, 03:14:51 PM »
Great tip....thanks....on its way to my library
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Offline wmyers

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Re: Greece and Rome at War - Peter Connolly
« Reply #2 on: February 01, 2020, 06:16:22 PM »
Is this book's contents the same (in part) as his Roman Army book?



And also his book on Greece:

« Last Edit: February 01, 2020, 06:19:15 PM by wmyers »

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Re: Greece and Rome at War - Peter Connolly
« Reply #3 on: February 01, 2020, 07:01:49 PM »
I can't comment on the 'new edition' other than to mention that any updates on the original must have been made without Mr Connolly's input, given that he died in 2012. I see from Wikipedia that the book was initially published in 1991, and that a revised edition was issued in 1998. My own copy - the original - consists ,at least in large part, of the content of the two earlier separate works on Greece and Rome, but does not include the complete text of either. It is possible that the revised and / or new edition add further material form those two books. The best way to be sure of this would be to examine a copy, which I intend to do when I have a chance.
« Last Edit: February 03, 2020, 03:05:36 PM by Andrew_McGuire »

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Re: Greece and Rome at War - Peter Connolly
« Reply #4 on: February 01, 2020, 07:56:55 PM »
having had the privilege of listening to Peter Connolly giving a lecture,
at Warwick University, & getting him to autograph my copy, I can thoroughly
recommend the book.  If it is not yet in your library... Get it!
By the way he was a lovely guy, even though he nearly took the heads off
the front rows in the lecture hall, when he demonstrated his reconstruction
of a sarrissa.

Offline seldon

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Re: Greece and Rome at War - Peter Connolly
« Reply #5 on: February 02, 2020, 01:56:25 PM »
having had the privilege of listening to Peter Connolly giving a lecture,
at Warwick University, & getting him to autograph my copy, I can thoroughly
recommend the book.  If it is not yet in your library... Get it!
By the way he was a lovely guy, even though he nearly took the heads off
the front rows in the lecture hall, when he demonstrated his reconstruction
of a sarrissa.

 :D

awesome !


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Re: Greece and Rome at War - Peter Connolly
« Reply #6 on: February 05, 2020, 04:58:37 AM »
I don't share the prevailing admiration for this fellow. There are a lot of unsubstantiated claims in his writing, and his logic doesn't always stand up to scrutiny. I'd say look out for John Warry's book if you want a good intro to classical ancients.
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Re: Greece and Rome at War - Peter Connolly
« Reply #7 on: February 06, 2020, 12:50:01 PM »
Any way, these books contain some wonderful pictures and remember me my start in the hobby.....around the 80's.  o_o

And don't forget the 3th one with the ennemies of Rome (Italians, carthaginians and celts).  ;)
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Offline wmyers

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Re: Greece and Rome at War - Peter Connolly
« Reply #8 on: February 08, 2020, 03:59:03 AM »
I don't share the prevailing admiration for this fellow. There are a lot of unsubstantiated claims in his writing, and his logic doesn't always stand up to scrutiny. I'd say look out for John Warry's book if you want a good intro to classical ancients.

Which John Warry book are you referring to?

Offline A Lot of Gaul

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Re: Greece and Rome at War - Peter Connolly
« Reply #9 on: February 08, 2020, 02:58:53 PM »
I imagine that he is referring to Warry's excellent book, Warfare in the Classical World. The cover of my 1995 copy looks like this:

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Offline FierceKitty

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Re: Greece and Rome at War - Peter Connolly
« Reply #10 on: February 08, 2020, 05:06:50 PM »
That's the one. Lovely intro.

Offline abu iskander

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Re: Greece and Rome at War - Peter Connolly
« Reply #11 on: February 08, 2020, 11:53:20 PM »
Yes, that three book series was inspiring stuff when I was a boy. Nevermind that I got some wrong ideas about tunic colors for the Romans.

Any way, these books contain some wonderful pictures and remember me my start in the hobby.....around the 80's.  o_o

And don't forget the 3th one with the ennemies of Rome (Italians, carthaginians and celts).  ;)

Offline wmyers

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Re: Greece and Rome at War - Peter Connolly
« Reply #12 on: February 09, 2020, 02:50:22 AM »
Yes, that three book series was inspiring stuff when I was a boy. Nevermind that I got some wrong ideas about tunic colors for the Romans.

How are/were the tunic colours wrong?

Offline pallard

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Re: Greece and Rome at War - Peter Connolly
« Reply #13 on: February 10, 2020, 07:51:13 PM »
I have both, Warry's book in a french translation, Connolly's in the 1981 edition. Yes Peter Connolly may have been sometimes slightly out of the mainstream scholar interpretation of ancient sources (spartan unit organization was it?). Anyway, he was ALSO such a gifted artist! so much more than Angus Mc Bride who just didn't know how to draw a human body. And take his third century roman cataphractarius picture: he was way ahead of his time, the Phil Barker and WRG times, when this military dress was rejected as invention... until everybody discovered that this was the most probable dress of these soldiers at the time, the Dura Europos graffito being probably a Persian or Palmyrenian variant. Nobody did miniatures of this at the time, everybody following Barker, but now this is the other way round. Geat man Mr Connolly.
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Re: Greece and Rome at War - Peter Connolly
« Reply #14 on: February 10, 2020, 08:28:19 PM »
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