04788nam 22006854a 450 991014331250332120210114112254.01-78268-709-21-280-93244-997866109324431-4051-8501-50-470-99657-91-4051-8144-3(CKB)1000000000341969(EBL)306531(OCoLC)476085254(SSID)ssj0000126220(PQKBManifestationID)11143049(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000126220(PQKBWorkID)10030008(PQKB)10887485(MiAaPQ)EBC306531(PPN)16242213X(EXLCZ)99100000000034196920060320d2007 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrA companion to the Roman army[electronic resource] /edited by Paul ErdkampMalden, MA ;Oxford Blackwell20071 online resource (602 p.)Blackwell companions to the ancient world. Ancient historyDescription based upon print version of record.1-4051-2153-X Includes bibliographical references and indexes.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 Erdkamp7 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 Thorne14 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. Birley22 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; IndexThis 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 foughtBlackwell companions to the ancient world.Ancient history.Military history, AncientEjércitosRomaEMBUVARomeHistory, MilitaryRomeArmyRomaHistoria militarEMBUVARomaEjércitoEMBUVAMilitary history, Ancient.Ejércitos355.00937Erdkamp Paul267417MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910143312503321A companion to the Roman army2288651UNINA