Blood of the provinces: the Roman auxilia and the making of provincial society from Augustus to the Severans

This is the first fully comprehensive study of the auxilia, a non-citizen force which constituted more than half of Rome's celebrated armies. Diverse in origins, character, and culture they played an essential role in building the empire, sustaining the unequal peace celebrated as the pax Roman...

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Main Author: Haynes, Ian 1967- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford [u.a.] Oxford Univ Press 2014
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Links:https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199655342.001.0001
https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199655342.001.0001
https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199655342.001.0001
https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199655342.001.0001
Summary:This is the first fully comprehensive study of the auxilia, a non-citizen force which constituted more than half of Rome's celebrated armies. 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
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource
ISBN:9780191758300
DOI:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199655342.001.0001