A Companion to the Roman Army

Copyright © 2007 by Blackwell Publishing Ltd

A Companion to the Roman Army

Editor(s): Paul Erdkamp

Published Online: 30 NOV 2007

Print ISBN: 9781405121538

Online ISBN: 9780470996577

DOI: 10.1002/9780470996577

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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

Table of contents

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      Frontmatter (pages i–xxvi)

    1. Introduction (pages 1–4)

      Paul Erdkamp

  3. Part I: Early Rome

    1. Chapter 1

      Warfare and the Army in Early Rome (pages 5–23)

      John Rich

    2. Chapter 2

      The Army and Centuriate Organization in Early Rome (pages 24–42)

      Gary Forsythe

  4. Part II: Mid- and Late Republic

    1. Chapter 3

      Army and Battle During the Conquest of Italy (350-264 BC) (pages 43–62)

      Louis Rawlings

    2. Chapter 4

      The Age of Overseas Expansion (264-146 BC) (pages 63–79)

      Dexter Hoyos

    3. Chapter 5

      The Late Republican Army (146-30 BC) (pages 80–95)

      Pierre Cagniart

    4. Chapter 6

      War and State Formation in the Roman Republic (pages 96–113)

      Paul Erdkamp

    5. Chapter 7

      Roman Manpower and Recruitment During the Middle Republic (pages 114–131)

      Luuk de Ligt

    6. Chapter 8

      Military Command, Political Power, and the Republican Elite (pages 132–147)

      Nathan Rosenstein

    7. Chapter 9

      Colonization, Land Distribution, and Veteran Settlement (pages 148–163)

      Will Broadhead

    8. Chapter 10

      Army and General in the Late Roman Republic (pages 164–180)

      Lukas de Blois

  5. Part III: The Empire (Actium to Adrianople) - The Structure of the Imperial Army

    1. Chapter 11

      The Augustan Reform and the Structure of the Imperial Army (pages 181–200)

      Kate Gilliver

    2. Chapter 12

      Classes. The Evolution of the Roman Imperial Fleets (pages 201–217)

      D. B. Saddington

    3. Chapter 13

      Battle, Tactics, and the Emergence of the Limites in the West (pages 218–234)

      James Thorne

    4. Chapter 14

      The Army and the Limes in the East (pages 235–266)

      Everett L. Wheeler

    5. Chapter 15

      Strategy and Army Structure Between Septimius Severus and Constantine the Great (pages 267–285)

      Karl Strobel

  6. Part III: The Empire (Actium to Adrianople) - Military Organization

    1. Chapter 16

      Military Documents, Languages, and Literacy (pages 286–305)

      Sara Elise Phang

    2. Chapter 17

      Finances and Costs of the Roman Army (pages 306–322)

      Peter Herz

    3. Chapter 18

      War- and Peacetime Logistics: Supplying Imperial Armies in East and West (pages 323–338)

      Peter Kehne

  7. Part III: The Empire (Actium to Adrianople) - Army, Emperor, and Empire

    1. Chapter 19

      The Roman Army and Propaganda (pages 339–358)

      Olivier Hekster

    2. Chapter 20

      The Army and the Urban Elite: A Competition for Power (pages 359–378)

      Clifford Ando

    3. Chapter 21

      Making Emperors. Imperial Instrument or Independent Force? (pages 379–394)

      Anthony R. Birley

  8. Part III: The Empire (Actium to Adrianople) - Soldiers and Veterans in Society

    1. Chapter 22

      Military Camps, Canabae, and Vici. the Archaeological Evidence (pages 395–416)

      Norbert Hanel

    2. Chapter 23

      Marriage, Families, and Survival: Demographic Aspects (pages 417–434)

      Walter Scheidel

    3. Chapter 24

      Recruits and Veterans (pages 435–450)

      Gabriele Wesch-Klein

    4. Chapter 25

      The Religions of the Armies (pages 451–476)

      Oliver Stoll

  9. Part IV: The Late Roman Empire (up to Justinian)

    1. Chapter 26

      Warlords and Landlords (pages 477–494)

      Wolf Liebeschuetz

    2. Chapter 27

      The Foederati (pages 495–514)

      Timo Stickler

    3. Chapter 28

      Army and Society in the Late Roman World: A Context for Decline? (pages 515–531)

      Michael Whitby

    4. Chapter 29

      Army and Battle in the Age of Justinian (527-65) (pages 532–550)

      Hugh Elton

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      Index Locorum (pages 551–554)

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      Index (pages 555–574)

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