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Roman Special Forces and Special Ops: Speculatores, Exploratores, Protectores and Areani in the Service of Rome

By Simon Elliott

ISBN: 978-1399090926

Pen and Sword (2023) - £20.00

www.pen-and-sword.co.uk

Elliott here explores the very disparate and varied types of specialist forces across many centuries in the Roman army. Some of them may be familiar, others not so much; several have been dealt with individually in articles within the pages of this magazine. It is good to have them explored all in one place, and Elliott compiles virtually all the ancient evidence for them. Yet,

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