Adrian Goldsworthy has received wide acclaim for his exceptional writing on the Roman Empire—including high praise from the acclaimed military historian and author John Keegan— and here he offers a new perspective on the Empire by focusing on its greatest generals, including Scipio Africanus, Marius, Pompey, Caesar, and Titus. Each chapter paints a fascinating portrait of a single general, offering in-depth insight into his leadership skills and victories, as well as each one’s pioneering strategies, many of which are still used today. In the process, this absorbing, reader-friendly history tells the complete story of Roman warfare, from the bitter struggle with Carthage in the 3rd century BC to the last desperate attempt to win back the Western Empire in the 6th century AD. A selection of the History Book Club.

阿德里安-戈德斯沃西因其在罗马帝国方面的杰出著作而受到广泛赞誉--包括著名的军事历史学家和作家约翰-基冈的高度评价--在这里，他通过关注帝国最伟大的将军，包括西庇阿非利加、马略、庞培、凯撒和提图斯，提供了一个新的视角。每一章都对一位将军进行了精彩的描述，对他的领导能力和胜利以及每个人的开创性战略提供了深入的见解，其中许多战略今天仍在使用。在这个过程中，这本引人入胜、便于阅读的历史讲述了罗马战争的完整故事，从公元前3世纪与迦太基的苦战到公元6世纪为赢回西方帝国的最后一次绝望尝试。历史图书俱乐部的精选作品。