| The Roman Army: A Social and Institutional History Contributor(s): Southern, Pat (Author) |
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ISBN: 1851097309 ISBN-13: 9781851097302 Publisher: ABC-CLIO OUR PRICE: $101.97 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 2005 Annotation: This wide-ranging study of the Roman army covers its political, historical, and social aspects as well as its peacetime occupations and its operation in war. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Military - General |
| Dewey: 355.009 |
| LCCN: 2005030389 |
| Physical Information: 1.08" H x 7.28" W x 10.16" (1.87 lbs) 400 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) - Cultural Region - Italy |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Roman Army: A Social and Institutional History offers a revealing portrait of a legendary fighting force in peacetime and at war from a soldier's-eye view. Organized thematically, it explores the army's history, culture, and organization, while providing fascinating details of the soldier's daily life and of the army's interactions with citizens, politicians, and the inhabitants of conquered territories. Written by a leading scholar of Roman military history, The Roman Army helps readers appreciate the distinctive traits that helped the army sustain itself for nearly 1,000 years, including its adaptability (soldiers did civilian police and military duty and the army continually modified its tactics and weapons), as well as its training methods, compensation system, strict regimen of punishment and rewards, and its skill at Romanizing foreign lands. Readers will also see how historians pieced together their understanding of the army's way of life, drawing on everything from Rome's rich historical record to depictions of military subjects in literature and art. |