The Republican Roman Army: A Sourcebook

by Sage; Michael M.

• ISBN13: 9780415178808
• ISBN10: 0415178800
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 2008-07-07
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

The Republican Roman Army assembles a wide range of source material and introduces the latest scholarship on the evolution of the Roman Army and the Roman experience of war. The author has carefully selected and translated key texts, many of them not previously available in English, and provided them with comprehensive commentaries and essays. This wide-ranging survey of documents recreates the social and historical framework in which ancient Roman warfare took place - from the Archaic and Servian period through to the Late Republic. The topics addressed extend beyond the conventional questions of army mechanics such as strategy and tactics, and explore questions such as the army's influence on Roman society and its economy. Complete with notes, index and bibliography, The Republican Roman Army provides students of Ancient and Military History with an unprecedented survey of relevant materials.

Author Biography

Michael M. Sage has been a member of the faculty of Classics at the University of Cincinnati since 1975.

Table of Contents

Abbreviations	p. vii
Introduction	p. 1
The sources	p. 1
Rome's earliest armies: the archaic and Servian period	p. 4
Political and social institutions	p. 4
The structure of the archaic army	p. 5
Other combat groups	p. 10
The introduction of the phalanx in central Italy	p. 15
The development of the manipular army	p. 42
The iron century	p. 42
The development of the manipular army	p. 63
The Roman allies	p. 125
The manipular army in battle	p. 142
Changes in census qualifications	p. 197
The army of the late Republic	p. 199
The development of the cohort as a tactical unit	p. 199
Booty	p. 208
Military rewards and honors	p. 213
Punishments	p. 225
Conditions of service	p. 234
The late Republican army in battle	p. 254
Roman imperialism	p. 267
Siege warfare	p. 276
War at sea	p. 283
Suggested readings	p. 289
Index	p. 299
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