Warfare in the Roman World / A.D. Lee, University of Nottingham.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lee, A. D., author.

Contributor:

Orville H. Bullitt Classics Fund.

Series:

Key themes in ancient history

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Military art and science--Rome--History.

Military art and science.

Rome--History, Military.

Rome.

Rome (Empire).

History, Military.

Rome--Social life and customs.

Manners and customs.

Genre:

History.

Military history.

Physical Description:

xvi, 228 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2020.

Summary:

"Warfare was a recurrent phenomenon of fundamental importance throughout Roman history. Its scale and form varied across time and place, but it had wide-ranging impacts on politics, society and economy. This book focuses on important themes in the interplay between warfare and these broader contexts, including attitudes to war and peace, the values associated with military service, the role of material resources, military mutiny and civil war, and social and cultural aspects of the military. It also examines experiences of warfare, focusing on approaches to Roman battle and the impact of war on civilians. Importantly and distinctively, these different themes are traced across a millennium of Roman history from the Republic through to the end of Late Antiquity in the early seventh century, with a view to highlighting important continuities and changes across Roman history, and alerting readers to valuable but often less familiar material from the empire's final centuries. A. D. LEE is a Professor of Ancient History in the Department of Classics and Archaeology at the University of Nottingham. Previous books include Information and Frontiers: Roman Foreign Relations in Late Antiquity (Cambridge, 1993) and War in Late Antiquity: A Social History (2007)."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

War and Peace

Military Service and Courage

Manpower and Money

Authority and Allegiances

Society and Identity

Culture and Communication

Experiences of War.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Orville H. Bullitt Classics Fund.

Other Format:

Online version: Lee, A.D, 1958- Warfare in the Roman world

ISBN:

9781107014282

110701428X

9781107638280

1107638283

OCLC:

1155086175

Publisher Number:

99988691153