The book is an affordable older work whose chief strength is breadth. Its commander-led chapters range from Fabius, Scipio, Marius, and Caesar through Germanicus, Trajan, Julian, and Belisarius. It offers a route across Roman military history rather than a narrative of one army or campaign. Capable but less famous generals appear alongside the familiar names. The episode then demonstrates the book's method by reading its account of Belisarius and the Battle of Dara.
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In the Name of Rome as a guide to Roman commanders
The review opens by explaining why Adrian Goldsworthy's In the Name of Rome is useful for studying Roman commanders across a long military tradition.