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Adrian Goldsworthy has received wide acclaim for his exceptional writing on the Roman Empire - including high reward from the acclaimed armed service historian and author John Keegan - and here he offers a new perspective on the empire by focusing on its ideal generals, including Scipio Africanus, Marius, Pompey, Caesar, and Titus. Each section paints a fascinating portrait of an individual basic, 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. Along the way this absorbing, accessible record tells the entire story of Roman warfare, from the bitter struggle with Carthage in the third hundred years BC to the previous desperate attempt to regain the American Empire in the sixth century AD.