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A Companion to the Roman Army (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781444339215)
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xThis 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
Author: Paul Erdkamp
ISBN-10: 1444339214
ISBN-13: 9781444339215
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Language: English
Published: 12/13/2010
Pages: 608
Format: Paperback
Weight: 2.15lbs
Size: 9.60h x 6.70w x 1.20d
By Paul Erdkamp
xPaul 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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