Buch, Englisch, Band 12, 339 Seiten, Format (B × H): 170 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 691 g
Reihe: Mavors Roman Army Researches
Roman Army Papers 1971–2000
Buch, Englisch, Band 12, 339 Seiten, Format (B × H): 170 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 691 g
Reihe: Mavors Roman Army Researches
ISBN: 978-3-515-07744-6
Verlag: Franz Steiner Verlag
It was Rome’s army which conquered first Italy, then a wide geographical area centred on the Mediterranean basin.
Transition and change are important themes in this collection of papers, transition not only from the short-service army of the Roman Republic to a long-serving army of professionals, but also from an army of Romans to an army defending Rome, a city the soldiers were pledged to defend but which few would ever visit.The legions came increasingly to be recruited from the provinces in which they were stationed. On retirement, they often received land, initially in Italy but later in the provinces, which formed the basis for an upward move in society.
A wide variety of archaeological, epigraphic, sculptural, numismatic and literary evidence is deployed.
