Swords Against The Senate The Rise Of The Roman Army And The Fall Of The Republic

by Hildinger, Erik

• ISBN13: 9780306812798
• ISBN10: 0306812797
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-11-13
• Publisher: Grand Central Publishing

Summary

Personal intrigue, treachery, and occasional moral virtue vie in ancient Rome-undisputed ruler of the world, but fatally unable to control its own citizens or army

Author Biography

Erik Hildinger has written on ancient and medieval military history for a number of publications. He was a practicing lawyer for many years and now teaches at the University of Michigan. He lives in Ann Arbor.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	vii
Introduction	ix
An Unlikely Revolutionary	1	(18)
The Army	19	(16)
Fissures Show	35	(10)
The Breach Widens	45	(14)
The Jugurthine War	59	(22)
The Jugurthine War Continues	81	(16)
Marius and Jugurtha	97	(14)
Trouble in the North	111	(14)
The Northern Campaign	125	(16)
After the Wars	141	(14)
The Italian War	155	(12)
Civil War	167	(14)
Sulla, Marius and Mithridates	181	(20)
The Return	201	(10)
Epilogue	211	(2)
Notes	213	(12)
Bibliography	225	(4)
Index	229