Killing for the Republic : Citizen-Soldiers and the Roman Way of War /

"This book describes how Rome conquered the world with citizen-soldiers. Like many expansionist states throughout history, Rome instilled something violent and vicious in its soldiers, making them more effective than their opponents. But unlike other civilizations, it did so with part-timers. T...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Brand, Steele
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, [2019]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Armed Forces.
Military art and science.
Military art and science > Rome > History.
Armies > Rome > Republic, 510-30 B.C.
Ciencia militar > Roma > Historia.
Ejercito > Roma > 510-30 a.C., República.
Ejercitos > Roma.
Military art and science > Rome.
Rome (Empire)
Rome > Military history > Republic, 510-30 B.C.
Roma > Historia militar > 510-30 a.C., República.
Roma > Historia > 0030 a.C.-0284 (Imperio)
Rome > History, Military.
Rome > Army.
Military history.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The soldier's farm
  • The citizen's republic
  • Origins : kingly armies of the Roman hills
  • Proving ground : surviving in central Italy
  • Breakout : competition and discipline at Sentinum
  • The greatest trial : beating your betters at New Carthage
  • Triumph : phalanx killers at Pydna
  • Questionable legitimacy : the ideal statesman's Battle at Mutina
  • Suicidal finish : last stand of the citizen-soldier at Philippi
  • War stories for the emperor.

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