The Roman Army: the Civil Wars 88–31 BC BTO 034

	Autor: Nic Fields Data publikacji: 2008-10-10 ISBN: 9781846032622 (1846032628) Wydawca: OSPREY Wymiary: 248 x 184mm Oprawa: Miękka Liczba stron: 96 49.00 zł
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Opis w j. angielskim: "Caius Marius was responsible for far-reaching reforms, both tactical and organisational, in the Roman army, which laid the basis for the professional standing army of the Principate. Rome was now the dominant power in the Mediterranean world and the annual levying of what was in effect a part-time citizen militia was incompatible with the running and maintenance of a world empire. However, civil strife troubled Rome from within, which, socio-politically speaking, was governed as if it were still a city-state. With Marius the precedent was set whereby the soldier - now a professional volunteer invariably from the lowest social class - generally followed his commander often identifying his fortunes with him. And such fortunes were made of the plunder, not pay, that a successful campaign would bring. It was this dependency on their commanders during their service and upon retirement that broke the allegiance of the army to the Roman state, a trend that gave rise to militarily ambitious men such as Sulla, Pompeius, Caesar, Antonius, and Octavian. It was the first of these republican warlords who was the first to march on Rome with his seasoned veterans, while the last emerges victorious as the first Roman emperor, Augustus. It would seem that the professionalisation 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. The last 50 years of the Republic was certainly characterised 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 ambitions, culminating in the great battle of Pharsalus, Philippi and, finally, Actium in 31 BC. " Contents * Introduction * Roman military organization * Weapons and equipment * Command and control * The Roman Army in battle * Engineering * The civil wars * Poets, propaganda and absolute power * Chronology * Ancient authors * The Altar of Domitius Ahenobarbus * Bibliography * Glossary * Legionary titles * Index