M. C. Bishop (1)

Author of Roman Military Equipment: From the Punic Wars to the Fall of Rome

For other authors named M. C. Bishop, see the disambiguation page.

About the Author

M. C. Bishop is a writer, publisher and archaeologist specialising in the study of military equipment. In 1983 he organised and published the first Roman Military Equipment Seminar. He edits and publishes Arma, the newsletter of the Roman Military Equipment Conference and the Journal of Roman show more Military Equipment Studies. J. C. N Coulston is a lecturer in the School of Classics at the University of St Andrews. He has carried out fieldwork on Roman sculpture and Roman military artefacts all over Europe and the Levant and has published numerous articles on Roman sculpture and military equipment. show less

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Roman Military Equipment: From the Punic Wars to the Fall of Rome (1989) 129 copies, 3 reviews

The Gladius: The Roman Short Sword (Weapon) (2016) 35 copies, 1 review

The Pilum: The Roman Heavy Javelin (Weapon) (2017) 35 copies

The Secret History of the Roman Roads of Britain (2014) 32 copies

Handbook to Roman Legionary Fortresses (2012) 21 copies

Roman Shields (Elite) (2020) 19 copies

The Spatha: The Roman Long Sword (Weapon) (2020) 18 copies

Gladiators: Fighting to the Death in Ancient Rome (Casemate Short History) (2017) 17 copies

Roman Plate Armour (Elite, 247) (2022) 14 copies

Lucius Verus and the Roman Defence of the East (2018) 13 copies

Lorica Segmentata Volume I: A Handbook of Articulated Roman Plate Armour (None) (2002) 10 copies

Roman Mail and Scale Armour (Elite, 252) (2023) 9 copies

Roman Cavalry Tactics (Elite, 263) (2025) 7 copies

Roman Infantry Helmets (Elite, 266) (2025) 6 copies

Inveresk Gate: Excavations in the Roman Civil Settlement at Inveresk, East Lothian, 1996-2000 (Monograph / Scottish Trust for Archaeological Research) (2001) 3 copies

Finds from Roman Aldborough (Oxbow Monographs in Archaeology , No 65) (1996) 3 copies

Journal of Roman Military Equipment Studies, Volume 3, 1992 (JRMES) (vol 3) (1993) 2 copies

Roman Cavalry Helmets (Elite, 268) (2026) 2 copies

An Introduction to Hadrian's Wall: One Hundred Questions About the Roman Wall Answered: Per Lineam Valli 1 (2012) 2 copies

Gladiators (Warfare Through the Ages) (2018) 2 copies

Journal of Roman Military Equipment Studies, Vol. 4 (1995) 1 copy

Life of Mrs Augustus Craven Vols I & II 1 copy

The Production and Distribution of Roman Military Equipment: Proceedings of the Second Roman Military Equipment Research Seminar (275) (British Archaeological Reports… (1985) 1 copy

Army of the Roman Emperors 1 copy

Corbridge : excavations of the Roman fort and town, 1947-1980 (1989) 1 copy

Journal of Roman Military Equipment Studies: Volume 12/13 (2005) 1 copy

Vt Milites DicVntVr: A Dictionary of Roman Military Terms and Terminology: Volume 5 (Per Lineam Valli) (2014) 1 copy

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Artefacts in Roman Britain: Their Purpose and Use (2011) — Contributor — 9 copies

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Other names: Bishop, Michael
Birthdate: 20th Century
Gender: male

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Newmans2001 184 reviews

Roman Military Equipment: From the Punic Wars to the Fall of Rome by M. C. Bishop

I was disappointed, it is very limited coverage of Roman military equipment, as it is archeological drawings from digs of various swords, spear points, arrows and other militaria that survived being buried for 15 to 20+ centuries. Which doesn't really cover "Roman Military Equipment"

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Sleepy_Boy 1,015 reviews

The Gladius: The Roman Short Sword (Weapon, 51) by M. C. Bishop