The Making of the Roman Army: From Republic to Empire
by Lawrence Keppie
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In this new edition, with a new preface and an updated bibliography, the author provides a comprehensive and well-documented survey of the evolution and growth of the remarkable military enterprise of the Roman army. Lawrence Keppie overcomes the traditional dichotomy between the historical view of the Republic and the archaeological approach to the Empire by examining archaeological evidence from the earlier years. The arguments of The Making of the Roman Army are clearly illustrated with show more specially prepared maps and diagrams and photographs of Republican monuments and coins. show lessTags
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- Canonical title
- The Making of the Roman Army: From Republic to Empire
- Original title
- The Making of the Roman Army: From Republic to Empire
- Original publication date
- 1984
- People/Characters
- Gaius Julius Caesar; Marcus Antonius; Augustus Caesar; Gaius Marius; Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus; Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus (show all 7); Marcus Licinius Crassus
- Important places
- Rome, Italy
- Important events
- Battle of Actium; Battle of Philippi; Battle of Trebia; Battle of Lake Trasimene
- First words
- Not another book on the Roman army?
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)So wrote Joseph ben Matthias, better known to history as Josephus, who saw the powerful Roman army of Vespasian and his son Titus in action against his Jewish countrymen at the close of Nero's reign, and whose somewhat idealised account of its institutions and routine procedures may serve as a testimony of how much - and yet in a sense how little - the army had really changed in the two centuries or more since Polybius offered a Greek viewpoint on Rome's spectacular rise to pre-eminence in the Mediterranean world.
- Original language
- English
Classifications
- Genres
- History, Nonfiction, General Nonfiction
- DDC/MDS
- 355.00937 — Society, Government, and Culture Public administration & military science The Military - Land, Air & Sea / Warfare Biography And History Ancient World Romans
- LCC
- DG89 .K47 — History of Europe, Asia, Africa and Oceania City History of Italy Ancient Italy. Rome to 476 Antiquities. Civilization. Culture. Ethnography
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- Languages
- English, German
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 8
- ASINs
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