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BY NEIL SMITH

SWORDS & SPEARS

When we think about the Romans, we tend not to look to the East. But, as Lee Fratantuono reminds us in Roman Conquests: Mesopotamia & Arabia (Pen & Sword), we are missing out on a lot of action, and unlike most of their battles in the West, the Romans did not have it all their own way. Arabs, Parthians, and later the Sassanids all gave Rome major headaches on its eastern frontier. They also had colourful armies that look great on the table and will give you a fighting chance against the mighty legions.

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