The Roman Army of the Principate 27 BC-AD 117 BTO 37

	Autor: Nic Fields Data publikacji: 2009-03-00 ISBN: 9781846033865 (1846033861) Wydawca: OSPREY Wymiary: 248 x 184mm Oprawa: Miękka Liczba stron: 96pp 49.00 zł
	Ilość:
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Opis produktu:
Opis w j. angielskim: The professionalization of the Roman Army after Marius’ reforms led directly to the use and abuse of consular power by individual generals seeking to usurp the power of the Senate. Consequently the last 50 years of the Republic were characterized by two important features: the jostling for power and status by a number of dynamic political players, and the civil wars generated by their personal, be it selfish or altruistic, ambitions. It was the last of these republican warlords who was to emerge victorious as the first Roman emperor, Augustus. The army of the empire established by Augustus drew heavily on the nomenclature and traditions of the late Republic. But it was new. He decided to meet all the military needs of the empire from a standing, professional army, so that there was no general need to raise any levies through conscription (dilectus). Military service was now a career, and pay and service conditions were established that took account of the categories of soldier in the army: the Praetorian Guard, the citizen legionary troops, and the non-citizen auxiliaries. Enlistment was not for the duration of a particular conflict, but for 25 years (16 in the guard), and men were sometimes retained even longer. The loyalty of the new army was to the emperor, as commander-in-chief, and neither to the Senate nor the People of Rome. Unsurprisingly, therefore, the army seems to have been most attractive as a definite career to the poorest citizens. For such men, the legions offered a roof over their head, food in their bellies, and income in coin. And so the imperial legions became permanent units with their own numbers and titles and many were to remain in existence for centuries to come. Likewise the auxiliary units (auxilia) of the army were completely reorganized and given regular status. Trained to the same standards of discipline as the legions, the men were long-service professionals soldiers like the legionaries and served in units that were equally permanent. Drawn from a wide range of warlike peoples throughout the provinces, especially on the fringes of the empire, the auxilia were non-citizens and would receive Roman citizenship on completion of their twenty-five years under arms. Contents * After Actium * Roman military organization * Command and control * Roman army in battle * Engineering * Chronology * Ancient authors * Bibliography * Glossary * Index