Rome's Enemies: Spanish Armies 218-19 BC (Men-at-Arms 180)

Reviewed by Paul Rice

Rome's Enemies (4) - Spanish Armies 218 - 19 BC (Men-at-Arms 180), by Rafael Trevino Martinez, illustrated by Angus McBride. (Osprey, Nov. 1986)

This was a duller than average Osprey. Here are the contents:

The Peoples of Protohistoric Spain
Warfare in Ancient Spain
Chronology
Impact of the Hispanic Wars on Rome
The Campaigns of Viriatus
The Numantine Wars
Armour and Weapons
Hispanic Cavalry
Balearic Slingers
The Plates

The text had only two maps. It could have used more. Many places were named in the text which weren't on the maps.

Martinez covers the divisions and relationships between Celts, Iberians, Celtiberians, and Lusitanians pretty well, listing the various tribes and sub-tribes, and showing on one map the approximate locations of the tribes.

The text discusses tactics a bit, and touches on Viriatus's campaigns and the Numantine wars.

An Osprey, it has the usual eight color plates.

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