| ashill4 | 07 May 2012 3:42 a.m. PST |
Over on the Steve Dean Painting site, it has been reported that Peter Connolly has passed away. |
| Lucius | 07 May 2012 4:10 a.m. PST |
I'm sorry to hear this. I spent hours looking at the pictures in his "Greece and Rome" book when I was in High school. It is still the best single "wargames" book that I have. |
| CooperSteveOnTheLaptop | 07 May 2012 4:11 a.m. PST |
Thought he died a couple of years ago? |
| Maddaz111 | 07 May 2012 4:22 a.m. PST |
Sad day for ancient wargamers. Another of the list of greats I have met, chatted with, and cannot discuss things with again. I can remember him arguing with me because I had editied his contribution on a TV programme, and saying I had made him a laughing stock. I responded that he had me confused with someone else, I was a civil servant, and not a BBC tv editor, and that we then had a friendly conversation over warm drinks on a cold day in the English summer. |
| Cyclops | 07 May 2012 4:49 a.m. PST |
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Died 2nd May. His Greece and Rome at War is still a superb primer for anyone interested in Classical warfare. |
| elsyrsyn | 07 May 2012 5:33 a.m. PST |
Oh hell. That's a great shame. Doug |
| SonofThor | 07 May 2012 6:34 a.m. PST |
That is Terrible news. His book Greece And Rome at War is one of my favorites. |
| Unlucky General | 07 May 2012 7:07 a.m. PST |
Peter's death is a loss to historians also and he was a champion of experimental archeology. RIP. |
| WillieB | 07 May 2012 7:21 a.m. PST |
Really sad. Love his books and will cherish them even more now. |
| Who asked this joker | 07 May 2012 7:28 a.m. PST |
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| JLA105 | 07 May 2012 9:43 a.m. PST |
A great loss. He used to be a regular at the Roman Army School in Durham (UK); his passion and love of what he did was obvious in his lectures. He had a great sense of humor as well. |
| Temporary like Achilles | 07 May 2012 9:51 a.m. PST |
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| JJartist | 07 May 2012 9:55 a.m. PST |
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Shagnasty  | 07 May 2012 10:03 a.m. PST |
I have most of his books and still use them. A loss for illustration and history. |
| Oh Bugger | 07 May 2012 11:06 a.m. PST |
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| RelliK | 07 May 2012 11:12 a.m. PST |
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| Yesthatphil | 07 May 2012 12:03 p.m. PST |
Respect. A great and prolific contributor to out understanding of arms and equipment of the Greek and Roman world. A key figure. Phil Steele
The Society of Ancients
(Shows North/Press) |
| DeanMoto | 07 May 2012 12:46 p.m. PST |
Sad to hear that. We will miss his entusiastic works. I will have to to take a look at the Odysseus book I have again. I liked his interview in In Search of the Trojan War. Loved looking at that model of a Dendra warrior. Here he is at 31:00 YouTube link RIP Mr. Connolly. Dean |
| CooperSteveOnTheLaptop | 08 May 2012 3:26 a.m. PST |
My wife & I met him very briefly at a Kirby Hall reenactment event – he was dressed as a Makedonian phalangite at the time! But I was convinced he'd died a few years back? |
| charliemike | 08 May 2012 5:50 a.m. PST |
Very sad news, I still have my copies of "Greece and Rome at War" and of "The Roman Army" in the bookshelfs, I read them so many times that they risk to fall apart.
I have to thank him for many hours of reading (and for improving my English). Luciano |
| Yesthatphil | 08 May 2012 3:37 p.m. PST |
My wife & I met him very briefly at a Kirby Hall reenactment event History in Action? I also had a chat with him there, one year – he was doing book signings and stuff. Nice man. He was dressed in modern clothes when I spoke to him but that doesn't mean he didn't change into costume over the weekend … He was a confident advocate that reconstructing things was the way to understand them and he managed to gain respect for that approach. An important contribution. Phil |
| lutonjames | 08 May 2012 5:02 p.m. PST |
His work and life will shine on. Thanks for the link Dean. |
| CooperSteveOnTheLaptop | 11 May 2012 8:37 a.m. PST |
"History in Action?" Possibly in 1999… or close to that year My wife first felt our foetal daughter during a cannon salvo at that event… that would have been '98, we were with Wulfingas 500 AD at the time. Happy days |
| desmondo | 11 May 2012 9:52 a.m. PST |
Such a shame to hear. His Roman Army book was one of my favourite books as I was growing up. The book was inspiring. |
| CooperSteveOnTheLaptop | 11 May 2012 2:17 p.m. PST |
He seemed a wise happy person. Probably dealing well with being dead. I was aquainted with Rick Scollins too. |
| Fireymonkeyboy | 11 May 2012 2:47 p.m. PST |
Crap. I had some of his books as a kid. |
begins his series on how to paint a 15mm DBA army well, in a reasonable time frame.