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The Republican Roman army : a sourcebook / Michael M. Sage.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Sage, Michael M.
- Series:
- Routledge sourcebooks for the ancient world
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Rome--Army.
- Rome.
- Rome (Empire).
- Armies.
- Rome--History, Military--265-30 B.C--Sources.
- Military art and science--Rome--History.
- Military art and science.
- Military history, Ancient.
- Physical Description:
- vii, 310 pages ; 25 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- New York ; London : Routledge, 2008.
- Summary:
- The Republican Roman Army assembles a wide range of source material and introduces the latest scholarship on the evolution of the Roman army and the Roman experience of war. The author has carefully selected and translated key texts, many of them not previously available in English, and provided them with comprehensive commentaries and essays.
- This wide-ranging survey of documents recreates the social and historical framework in which ancient Roman warfare took place - from the archaic and Servian period through to the Late Republic. The topics addressed extend beyond the conventional questions of army mechanics such as strategy and tactics, and explore questions such as the army's influence on Roman society and its economy.
- Complete with notes, index and bibliography, The Republican Roman Army provides students of ancient and military history with an unprecedented survey of relevant materials.
- Contents:
- Introduction 1
- The sources 1
- 1 Rome's earliest armies: the archaic and Servian period 4
- Political and social institutions 4
- The structure of the archaic army 5
- Other combat groups 10
- The introduction of the phalanx in central Italy 15
- 2 The development of the manipular army 42
- The iron century 42
- The development of the manipular army 63
- The Roman allies 125
- The manipular army in battle 142
- Changes in census qualifications 197
- 3 The army of the late Republic 199
- The development of the cohort as a tactical unit 199
- Booty 208
- Military rewards and honors 213
- Punishments 225
- Conditions of service 234
- The late Republican army in battle 254
- Roman imperialism 267
- Siege warfare 276
- War at sea 283.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-298) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780415178792
- 9780415178808
- 9780203926611
- 0203926617
- 0415178797
- 0415178800
- OCLC:
- 182621502
- Online:
- Publisher description
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