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Storming the heavens : soldiers, emperors, and civilians in the Roman Empire / Antonio Santosuosso.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Santosuosso, Antonio.
- Series:
- History and warfare
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Rome--Army--Political activity.
- Rome.
- Rome (Empire).
- Armies.
- Political participation.
- Rome--Politics and government--30 B.C.-476 A.D.
- Politics and government.
- Social conflict--Rome--History.
- Social conflict.
- Rome--Army--Recruiting, enlistment, etc.
- Rome--History, Military--30 B.C.-476 A.D.
- History, Military.
- Rome--History, Military--Republic, 265-30B.C.
- Local Subjects:
- Rome--History, Military--Republic, 265-30B.C.
- Physical Description:
- xi, 265 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Boulder, Colo. : Westview Press, 2001.
- Contents:
- 1 All
- Rich and Poor, Well-Born and Commoners
- Must Defend the State 5
- Recruiting All Citizens 10
- Soldiers' Pay 14
- The Equipment of the Roman Soldier 16
- The Making of the Roman Man 22
- 2 Armies of Pillagers 29
- The Social Wars 30
- The Face of the New Soldier 34
- Spartacus and the Slave Revolt 43
- Caesar's Soldier 46
- Typology of Warfare in the Last Days of the Republic 50
- 3 Julius Caesar: Thoughts and Actions of a Commander 57
- The Conquest of Gaul 58
- War According to Caesar: Psychological, Strategic, and Tactical Concepts 64
- The Matter of Logistics 76
- 4 Of Gods, Military Leaders, and Politicians 81
- Murder as a Religious Sacrifice 81
- The Symbols of Political Power 84
- How to Deify a Leader 85
- 5 "My Soldiers, My Army, My Fleet" 91
- The Emperor's Men 92
- Commanders and the Rank and File 98
- Recruitment and Social Status 99
- Discipline, Pay, and Rewards 102
- The New Army 106
- The Reluctant God 109
- A Physician for a Disease-Ridden Body 111
- 6 How to Manage an Empire: Strengths and Pitfalls 119
- The Limits of Roman Imperialism 120
- The Emperor as Manager of War 130
- The Verdict of the Battlefield 132
- Boudicca's Rebellion 136
- The Germans 139
- The Stand at Masada 148
- How to Make Your Subjects Roman 153
- 7 Enemies on the Borders, Violence at Home: Soldiers as the Makers of Emperors 167
- Blood on the Pretorians' Swords 169
- The Emperor from Africa 172
- The Field Army and the Cavalry 180
- 8 Rome Is No more: The End of the Empire 191
- The Late Roman Army 192
- The Invaders 197
- Defeat at Adrianople 200
- The Battles of Ad Salices and Strasburg 211
- The Illnesses of the Empire 218
- Appendix I Time Line, 218 B.C.-A.D. 476 235
- Appendix II Roman Emperors, 27 B.C.-A.D. 476 241.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-255) and index.
- ISBN:
- 081333523X
- OCLC:
- 45463302
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