A Companion to the Roman Army - Paperback
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Availability:In StockContributor:Paul ErdkampSeries:Blackwell Companions to the Ancient WorldTheme:Chronological Period/Ancient (To 499 A.D.), Cultural Region/ItalyPublish date:12/20/2010Pages:608
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Wiley-BlackwellISBN-13:9781444339215ISBN-10:1444339214UPC:9781444339215Book Category:HistoryBook Subcategory:Military, AncientBook Topic:RomeSize:9.60 x 6.70 x 1.20 inchesWeight:0.976Product ID:SCPMWHPH9Q
This companion provides an extensive account of the Roman army, exploring its role in Roman politics and society as well as the reasons for its effectiveness as a fighting force.
- An extensive account of the Roman army, from its beginnings to its transformation in the later Roman Empire
- Examines the army as a military machine - its recruitment, training, organization, tactics and weaponry
- Explores the relationship of the army to Roman politics, economics and society more broadly
- Considers the geography and climate of the lands in which the Romans fought
- Each chapter is written by a leading expert in a particular subfield and takes account of the latest scholarly and archaeological research in that area
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Wiley-BlackwellISBN-13:9781444339215ISBN-10:1444339214UPC:9781444339215Book Category:HistoryBook Subcategory:Military, AncientBook Topic:RomeSize:9.60 x 6.70 x 1.20 inchesWeight:0.976Product ID:SCPMWHPH9Q
Paul Erdkamp is Research Fellow in Ancient History at Leiden University. He is author of Hunger and the Sword: Warfare and Food Supply in Roman Republican Wars (264-30 BC) (1998) and The Grain Market in the Roman Empire (2005), and editor of The Roman Army and the Economy (2002).
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