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2 Swords against the Senate. The Rise of the Roman Army and the Fall of the Republic. By Hildinger, Erik. De Capo Press, 2004. Pp. xiii + 240. Paperback £14.99.

3 Trajano. By Blázquez, José María. Ariel, Barcelona, 2003. Pp. 309. Hardback.

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6 Rome at War. Farms, Families, and Death in the Middle Republic. By Rosenstein, Nathan. University of North Carolina Press, Chapel Hill, 2004. Pp. x + 339, with 3 tables, 2 figures. Hardback £31.50.

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11 Cambridge Illustrated History of the Roman World. Edited by Woolf, Greg. Cambridge U.P., 2003. Pp. 384, with illustrations throughout. Hardback £30.

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14 Cf. G&R 51 (2004), 124.

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