Bøker av Ilkka Syvanne

Reconstructs the military campaigns of the period in unprecedented detail.

Ilkka Syvanne explains in detail how the Septimius Severus achieved his position, how he won his wars and battles and how he used his newly gained power to secure his family's position.

This book provides a fresh analysis of the Roman Empire from the reign of Phocas (602-10) until the death of Heraclius (610-41).

Narrative of Rome's wars during a tumultuous period of civil war and mounting external threats. Discusses development of the Roman army and the armies of her major enemies eg Goths and Sassanid Persians. Includes such pivotal events as the battles of the Milvian Bridge, and Strasbourg.

Gordian III was the youngest sole emperor of Rome; this is the first English biography of him.

This is the only fully illustrated military life of the Emperor Publius Licinius Egnatius Gallienus (253-268).

This book reassesses the earliest evidence afresh from the perspective of a military historian.