ISBN: 9780199655342

Blood of the Provinces is the first fully comprehensive study of the largest part of the Roman army, the auxilia. This non-citizen force constituted more than half of Rome's celebrated ar… Mehr…

Blood of the Provinces is the first fully comprehensive study of the largest part of the Roman army, the auxilia. This non-citizen force constituted more than half of Rome's celebrated armies and was often the military presence in some of its territories. Diverse in origins, character, and culture, they played an essential role in building the empire, sustaining the unequal peace celebrated as the pax Romana, and enacting the emperor's writ. Drawing upon the latest historical and archaeological research to examine recruitment, belief, daily routine, language, tactics, and dress, this volume offers an examination of the Empire and its soldiers in a radical new way. Blood of the Provinces demonstrates how the Roman state addressed a crucial and enduring challenge both on and off the battlefield—retaining control of the miscellaneous auxiliaries upon whom its very existence depended. Crucially, this was not simply achieved by pay and punishment, but also by a very particular set of cultural attributes that characterized provincial society under the Roman Empire. Focusing on the soldiers themselves, and encompassing the disparate military communities of which they were a part, it offers a vital source of information on how individuals and communities were incorporated into provincial society under the Empire, and how the character of that society evolved as a result. Trade Books>Hardcover>World History>Ancient Hist>Ancient Rome, Oxford University Press Core >2<

ISBN: 9780199655342

Blood of the Provinces is the first fully comprehensive study of the largest part of the Roman army, the auxilia. Diverse in origins, character, and culture, they played an essential role… Mehr…

Blood of the Provinces is the first fully comprehensive study of the largest part of the Roman army, the auxilia. Diverse in origins, character, and culture, they played an essential role in building the empire, sustaining the unequal peace celebrated as the pax Romana, and enacting the emperor's writ. New, Festpreisangebot, [LT: FixedPrice], [PU: Oxford University Press]<

2014, ISBN: 0199655340

Oxford University Press, 2013. 448p. Hardback. Unbekannter Einband fascinating and authoritative... Essential for students of the Roman world, this book also offers plenty of interest to … Mehr…

Oxford University Press, 2013. 448p. Hardback. Unbekannter Einband fascinating and authoritative... Essential for students of the Roman world, this book also offers plenty of interest to more general readers. Current Archaeology 14/01/2014 (Publisher`s information). 14 days, mit Schutzumschlag 11, [PU: Oxford University Press]<

2014, ISBN: 0199655340

Oxford University Press, 2013. 448p. Hardback. Unbekannter Einband fascinating and authoritative... Essential for students of the Roman world, this book also offers plenty of interest to … Mehr…

Oxford University Press, 2013. 448p. Hardback. Unbekannter Einband fascinating and authoritative... Essential for students of the Roman world, this book also offers plenty of interest to more general readers. Current Archaeology 14/01/2014 (Publisher`s information). 14 days, Protège-cahier 11, [PU: Oxford University Press]<

2013, ISBN: 0199655340

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