The Making of the Roman Army

by Keppie, L. J. F.

• ISBN13: 9780806130149
• ISBN10: 0806130148
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1998-03-01
• Publisher: Univ of Oklahoma Pr

Summary

The Making of the Roman Armyexplores how a small citizen militia guarding a village on the banks of the Tiber evolved into the professional Roman army. Lawrence Keppie pays particular attention to the transitional period between Republic and Empire - the time of Julius Caesar, Mark Antony, and Augustus. Keppie overcomes the traditional dichotomy between a historical view of the Republic and an archaeological approach to the Empire by making the most of the often overlooked archaeological evidence from the earlier years.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	4	(1)
List of Plates and Line Illustrations	5	(3)
Preface (1998)	8	(3)
Introduction	11	(3)
1 The Army of the Roman Republic	14	(43)
2 Marius Mules	57	(23)
3 Caesar's Conquest of Gaul	80	(23)
4 Civil War	103	(29)
5 The Emergence of the Imperial Legions	132	(13)
6 The Age of Augustus	145	(27)
7 The Army of the Early Roman Empire	172	(27)
Appendices	199	(36)
1 The Civil War Legions	199	(6)
2 The Origin and Early History of the Imperial Legions	205	(8)
3 New Legions Raised During the Early Empire	213	(1)
4 Legions Destroyed, or Disbanded	214	(2)
5 Glossary of Military and Technical Terms	216	(4)
6 List of Dates	220	(3)
7 Notes on the Plates	223	(12)
Notes and References	235	(9)
List of Abbreviations	244	(2)
Bibliography	246	(14)
Index	260