Roman Military SignallingThere has never been a study of Roman signalling in English, nor has anyone previously tried to operate the techniques described in the classical manuals. David Wooliscroft is a specialist on Hadrian's Wall and an experienced air photographer. He is currently Director of "The Roman Gask project," a long-term program to study the Roman frontier on and around the Gask Ridge in Perthshire. |
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Contents
List of illustrations | 7 |
Introduction | 13 |
Ancient signalling techniques | 21 |
Copyright | |
8 other sections not shown
Common terms and phrases
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Roman Military Signalling |
| Author | David J. Woolliscroft |
| Edition | illustrated, reprint |
| Publisher | Tempus, 2001 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 2 Sep 2009 |
| ISBN | 0752419382, 9780752419381 |
| Length | 191 pages |
| Subjects | › › History / Ancient / Rome History / Military / General |
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