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A Companion to the Roman Army

By Paul Erdkamp

Book information

Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell
Year
2007
ISBN
1-4051-2153-X, 978-1-4051-2153-8
Open Library ID
OL22749381M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
8 MB (8372123 bytes)
Series
Blackwell companions to the ancient world. Ancient history
Pages
601\601
Library
torrents.ru tech collections 2009-11-14
Time added
2010-01-11 02:35:34

Description

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.

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