Dr Raffaele D’Amato, born in 1964, obtained a PhD in Romano-Byzantine Law in 1993 at the University of Turin. Following research into the arms and armours of the Eastern Roman army, he obtained a second degree in Byzantine history. He is the author of some 40 books and has written numerous articles on the Roman Empire, Byzantium, medieval Europe and the military of Ancient Greece. This was his first book for Osprey. Graham Sumner was born in 1958. He has been involved with the Ermine Street Guard for nearly 20 years. He has written a number of articles on the Roman Army for ‘Military Illustrated’ magazine and was the author of the popular ‘Roman Army: Wars of the Empire’ in Brasseys' History of Uniform series. He lives in Flintshire, UK. This is his third book for Osprey.

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