Republican Roman Army A Sourcebook

Name: Republican Roman Army A Sourcebook
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ISBN: 9780415178808

ISBN-10: 0415178800

ISBN-13: 9780415178808

Edition: 2009

Authors: Michael M. Sage, Michael M. Sage

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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…

Book details

Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: Routledge
Publication date: 7/7/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 320
Size: 6.42" wide x 9.25" long x 0.71" tall
Weight: 1.078
Language: English



Abbreviations


Introduction


The sources



Rome's earliest armies: the archaic and Servian period


Political and social institutions


The structure of the archaic army


Other combat groups


The introduction of the phalanx in central Italy



The development of the manipular army


The iron century


The development of the manipular army


The Roman allies


The manipular army in battle


Changes in census qualifications



The army of the late Republic


The development of the cohort as a tactical unit


Booty


Military rewards and honors


Punishments


Conditions of service


The late Republican army in battle


Roman imperialism


Siege warfare


War at sea


Suggested readings


Index