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Soldiers and silver : mobilizing resources in the age of Roman conquest /

"By the middle of the second century BCE, after nearly one hundred years of warfare, Rome had exerted its control over the entire Mediterranean world, forcing the other great powers of the region--Carthage, Macedonia, Egypt, and the Seleucid empire--to submit militarily and financially. But how...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Taylor, Michael J. (Military historian) (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Austin : University of Texas Press, 2020.
Edición:First edition.
Colección:Ashley and Peter Larkin series in Greek and Roman culture.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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505 0 |a Introduction -- 1. Roman manpower -- 2. Rival manpower -- 3. Roman finance -- 4. Rival finance -- Conclusions -- Appendix. A note on ancient demography. 
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