Lucullus : The life and Campaigns of a Roman Conqueror
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1st edition, first printing. 188pp plus central section of plate illustrations. In green cloth-covered boards, gilt titles on spine. In as new condition throughout. A study of the life of Lucullus, with a heavy emphasis on his military career, strategy and tactics. Lucullus's most famous victory was at the Battle of Tigranocerta, the Armenian Capital, in which he overcame massive odds, but he was also one of Rome's leading naval strategists, who campaigned for years against Mithridates the Great of Pontus. 8vo.