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Record Nr.

UNINA9910783851203321

Autore

Alston Richard <1965, >

Titolo

Soldier and society in Roman Egypt : a social history / / Richard Alston

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1995

ISBN

1-134-66475-3

1-134-66476-1

0-203-06673-1

1-280-33040-6

9786610330409

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (272 p.)

Disciplina

355/.00937

932.022

Soggetti

Sociology, Military - Egypt - History

Rome Army History

Egypt History 30 B.C.-640 A.D

Karanis (Extinct city)

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 (p. 241-258) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of maps, tables and figures; Preface; Abbreviations; INTRODUCTION; THE ARMY AND THE PROVINCE; RECRUITMENT AND VETERAN SETTLEMENT; THE LEGAL STATUS OF SOLDIERS AND VETERANS; THE ARMY IN ACTION; THE ARMY AND THE ECONOMY; KARANIS: A VILLAGE IN EGYPT; DIOCLETIAN AND AFTER; CONCLUSION; MILITARY UNITS; THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF THE ARMY; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

The province of Egypt provides unique archaeological and documentary evidence for the study of the Roman army. In this fascinating social history Richard Alston examines the economic, cultural, social and legal aspects of a military career, illuminating the life and role of the individual soldier in the army.Soldier and Society in Roman Egypt provides a complete reassessment of the impact of the Roman army on local societies, and convincingly challenges the orthodox picture. The soldiers are seen not as an isolated elite living in fear of the local



populations, but as relatively w