02905nam 22006731a 450 991081180150332120200520144314.01-134-66475-31-134-66476-10-203-06673-11-280-33040-6978661033040910.4324/9780203066737 (CKB)1000000000253851(EBL)169269(OCoLC)123915058(SSID)ssj0000248335(PQKBManifestationID)11203483(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000248335(PQKBWorkID)10201723(PQKB)10091359ebr10007384(MiAaPQ)EBC169269(Au-PeEL)EBL169269(CaPaEBR)ebr10070809(CaONFJC)MIL33040(OCoLC)51851720(EXLCZ)99100000000025385120050811e20031998 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrSoldier and society in Roman Egypt a social history /Richard Alston1st ed.London ;New York Routledge20031 online resource (272 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-415-18606-4 0-415-12270-8 Includes bibliographical references (p. 241-258) and index.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; IndexThe 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 wSociology, MilitaryEgyptHistoryRomeArmyHistoryEgyptHistory30 B.C.-640 A.DKaranis (Extinct city)Sociology, MilitaryHistory.355/.00937932.022Alston Richard1965-309636MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910811801503321Soldier and society in Roman Egypt734985UNINA