{"product_id":"blood-of-the-provinces-ian-haynes-9780199655342","title":"Blood of the Provinces: The Roman Auxila and the Making of Provincial Society from Augustus to the Severans","description":"\u003cem\u003eBlood of the Provinces\u003c\/em\u003e is the first fully comprehensive study of the largest part of the Roman army, the \u003cem\u003eauxilia\u003c\/em\u003e. This non-citizen force constituted more than half of Rome's celebrated armies and was often the military presence in some of its territories. Diverse in origins, character, and culture, they played an essential role in building the empire, sustaining the unequal peace celebrated as the \u003cem\u003epax Romana\u003c\/em\u003e, and enacting the emperor's writ. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrawing upon the latest historical and archaeological research to examine recruitment, belief, daily routine, language, tactics, and dress, this volume offers an examination of the Empire and its soldiers in a radical new way. \u003cem\u003eBlood of the Provinces\u003c\/em\u003e demonstrates how the Roman state addressed a crucial and enduring challenge both on and off the battlefield--retaining control of the miscellaneous auxiliaries upon whom its very existence depended. Crucially, this was not simply achieved by pay and punishment, but also by a very particular set of cultural attributes that characterized provincial society under the Roman Empire. Focusing on the soldiers themselves, and encompassing the disparate military communities of which they were a part, it offers a vital source of information on how individuals and communities were incorporated into provincial society under the Empire, and how the character of that society evolved as a result.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ian Haynes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0199655340\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780199655342\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/15\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 448\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.10w x 1.30d","brand":"Ian Haynes","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46880902807807,"sku":"9780199655342","price":170.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c1dc7d17-4744-40d8-b905-4e4e121bbc85.jpg?v=1747970068","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/blood-of-the-provinces-ian-haynes-9780199655342","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}