War in Late Antiquity A Social History

Name: War in Late Antiquity A Social History
Availability: OutOfStock
ISBN: 9780631229261

ISBN-10: 0631229264

ISBN-13: 9780631229261

Edition: 2007

Authors: Rachel Lee, A. D. Lee

List price: $55.00

30 day, 100% satisfaction guarantee!

Out of stock

We're sorry. This item is currently unavailable.

what's this?

Rush Rewards U
Members Receive:

You have reached 400 XP and carrot coins. That is the daily max!

Description:

Focusing on the wider context and impact of warfare and the army in Late Antiquity, this book explores the implications of war and the army in a broad range of areas encompassing politics, the economy, and social life. Lee pays particular attention to the experience of war from the perspective of non-combatants.

Book details

List price: $55.00
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
Publication date: 9/11/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 308
Size: 6.00" wide x 8.75" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.034
Language: English

A. D. Lee is Associate Professor in the Department of Classics at the University of Nottingham, and the author of Information and Frontiers: Late Roman Foreign Relations (1993), and Pagans and Christians in Late Antiquity: A Sourcebook (2000).



List of Figures


List of Maps


List of Tables


Preface


Acknowledgments


Selected Roman Emperors during Late Antiquity


Selected Persian Kings during Late Antiquity


Table of Significant Events


Glossary


List of Abbreviations


Introduction



War and its Causes in Late Antiquity: An Overview



The Evolution of the Late Roman Army: An Outline



Ancient Sources for War and the Army in Late Antiquity: A Guide



Emperors and Warfare



Changing Patterns of Imperial Involvement in Warfare



The Unchanging Ideology of Victory



Military Loyalties and Civil War



Retaining Soldiers' Loyalties



Civil War and Military Unrest



The Infrastructure of War



Manpower



Supplying the Army



Fortifications



The Economic Impact of War



Economic Benefits of War



Economic Costs of War



The Experience of War



Soldiers



Urban Communities



Rural Communities



Women



Soldiers and Society



Soldiers and their Families



Interaction between Military and Non-Military Elites



Military-Civilian Interaction at Non-Elite Levels



Army, Warfare, and Religion



The Changing Religious Complexion of the Army



The Army and Religious Policy



A Christian Empire at War


Notes


Bibliography of Ancient Sources


Bibliography of Modern Works


Index of Ancient Sources


General Index