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Record Nr.

UNINA9910677519903321

Titolo

A companion to the Roman army [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Paul Erdkamp

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Malden, MA ; ; Oxford, : Blackwell, 2007

ISBN

1-78268-709-2

1-280-93244-9

9786610932443

1-4051-8501-5

0-470-99657-9

1-4051-8144-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (602 p.)

Collana

Blackwell companions to the ancient world. Ancient history

Altri autori (Persone)

ErdkampPaul

Disciplina

355.00937

Soggetti

Military history, Ancient

Ejércitos - Roma

Rome History, Military

Rome Army

Roma Historia militar

Roma Ejército

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

List of Illustrations; Notes on Contributors; Abbreviations of Reference Works and Journals; Abbreviations of Works of Classical Literature; Introduction Paul Erdkamp; PART I Early Rome; 1 Warfare and the Army in Early Rome John Rich; 2 The Army and Centuriate Organization in Early Rome Gary Forsythe; PART II Mid- and Late Republic; 3 Army and Battle During the Conquest of Italy (350-264 bc ) Louis Rawlings; 4 The Age of Overseas Expansion (264-146 bc ) Dexter Hoyos; 5 The Late Republican Army (146-30 bc ) Pierre Cagniart; 6 War and State Formation in the Roman Republic Paul Erdkamp

7 Roman Manpower and Recruitment During the Middle Republic Luuk de Ligt8 Military Command, Political Power, and the Republican Elite Nathan Rosenstein; 9 Colonization, Land Distribution, and Veteran



Settlement Will Broadhead; 10 Army and General in the Late Roman Republic Lukas de Blois; PART III The Empire (Actium to Adrianople); 11 The Augustan Reform and the Structure of the Imperial Army Kate Gilliver; 12 Classes. The Evolution of the Roman Imperial Fleets D. B. Saddington; 13 Battle, Tactics, and the Emergence of the Limites in the West James Thorne

14 The Army and the Limes in the East Everett L. Wheeler15 Strategy and Army Structure between Septimius Severus and Constantine the Great Karl Strobel; 16 Military Documents, Languages, and Literacy Sara Elise Phang; 17 Finances and Costs of the Roman Army Peter Herz; 18 War- and Peacetime Logistics: Supplying Imperial Armies in East and West Peter Kehne; 19 The Roman Army and Propaganda Olivier Hekster; 20 The Army and the Urban Elite: A Competition for Power Clifford Ando; 21 Making Emperors. Imperial Instrument or Independent Force? Anthony R. Birley

22 Military Camps, Canabae, and Vici. The Archaeological Evidence Norbert Hanel23 Marriage, Families, and Survival: Demographic Aspects Walter Scheidel; 24 Recruits and Veterans Gabriele Wesch-Klein; 25 The Religions of the Armies Oliver Stoll; PART IV The Late Roman Empire (up to Justinian); 26 Warlords and Landlords Wolf Liebeschuetz; 27 The Foederati Timo Stickler; 28 Army and Society in the Late Roman World: A Context for Decline? Michael Whitby; 29 Army and Battle in the Age of Justinian (527-65) Hugh Elton; Index locorum; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This companion provides an extensive account of the Roman army, exploring its role in Roman politics and society as well as the reasons for its effectiveness as a fighting force.An extensive account of the Roman army, from its beginnings to its transformation in the later Roman EmpireExamines the army as a military machine - its recruitment, training, organization, tactics and weaponryExplores the relationship of the army to Roman politics, economics and society more broadlyConsiders the geography and climate of the lands in which the Romans fought