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

Blood of the provinces : the Roman auxilia and the making of provincial society from Augustus to the Severans / Ian Haynes.

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 P. (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2014.
Subjects:
30 B.C.-284 A.D.
Armed Forces
Social conditions
Rome > Army.
Rome > History, Military.
Rome > Social conditions.
Rome > History > Empire, 30 B.C.-284 A.D.
Rome (Empire)
History
Military history
Online Access:Click for online access
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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.
Physical Description:1 online resource : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780191758300
0191758302
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Online resource; title from home page (viewed on December 2, 2013).

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