From: Antiquity | Date: March 1, 1997| Author: Simpson, John | COPYRIGHT 1997 Antiquity Publications, Ltd. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

A serious extended study of the Sassanian army incorporating archaeological, historical and representational evidence is long overdue. Hitherto, relevant literature has been largely scattered between articles in periodicals and conference proceedings. The pressing need is illustrated by the regular reprinting of Peter Wilcox's (1986) Rome's enemies 3: Parthians and Sassanid Persians. Nicolle's new book helps fill this gap although it is again aimed primarily at military historians an...