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The Republican Roman army : a sourcebook / Michael M. Sage.

By: Sage, Michael MMaterial type: TextTextSeries: Routledge sourcebooks for the ancient worldPublication details: New York ; London : Routledge, 2008. Description: vii, 310 p. ; 25 cmISBN: 9780415178792 (hardback : alk. paper); 9780415178808 (pbk. : alk. paper); 9780203926611 (ebook); 0203926617 (ebook); 0415178797 (hardback); 0415178800 (pbk.)Subject(s): Military art and science -- Rome -- History | Military history, Ancient | Rome -- Army | Rome -- History, Military -- 265 B.C.-30 B.C. -- SourcesGenre/Form: History | Military history | Sources.DDC classification: 355.00937 LOC classification: U35 | .S24 2008
Contents:
Introduction -- Rome's earliest armies: the archaic and Servian period. Political and social institutions ; The structure of the archaic army ; Other combat groups ; The introduction of the phalanx in central Italy -- The development of the manipular army. The iron century ; The development of the manipular army ; The Roman allies ; The manipular army in battle ; Changes in census qualifications -- The army of the late Republic. The development of the cohort as a tactical unit ; Booty ; Military rewards and honors ; Punishments ; Conditions of service ; The late Republican army in battle ; Roman imperialism ; Siege warfare ; War at sea.
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.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 289-298) and index.

Introduction -- Rome's earliest armies: the archaic and Servian period. Political and social institutions ; The structure of the archaic army ; Other combat groups ; The introduction of the phalanx in central Italy -- The development of the manipular army. The iron century ; The development of the manipular army ; The Roman allies ; The manipular army in battle ; Changes in census qualifications -- The army of the late Republic. The development of the cohort as a tactical unit ; Booty ; Military rewards and honors ; Punishments ; Conditions of service ; The late Republican army in battle ; Roman imperialism ; Siege warfare ; War at sea.

'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.