Exploring the Mid-Republican Origins of Roman Military Administration - With Stylus and Spear

This volume demonstrates the development of Roman military bureaucracy during the Middle Republic, expanding on recent research to examine these administrative systems that made possible Rome's expansion in this period.

List of contents

List of figures; List of tables; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction; I: Dilectus; II: The census and centralised military bureaucracy; III: Recording men on campaign; IV: Tributum and stipendium; V: Documents and archives; VI: Record producers and record keepers; Conclusion: The Mid-Republican origins of Roman military administration; Appendix I: Men liable and available for military service; Appendix II: Men over 17 years old with a paterfamilias; Bibliography

About the author

Elizabeth H. Pearson is an independent scholar. She completed her PhD at the University of Manchester, United Kingdom, in 2016. In 2020, she won the Society of Military History's Vandervort Prize for her article 'Decimation and Unit Cohesion: Why Were Legionaries Willing to Perform Decimation?'.

Summary

This volume demonstrates the development of Roman military bureaucracy during the Middle Republic, expanding on recent research to examine these administrative systems that made possible Rome’s expansion in this period.

Product details

• Authors: Elizabeth H. Pearson
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 27.05.2024
• EAN: 9780367745547
• ISBN: 978-0-367-74554-7
• No. of pages: 218
• Series: Routledge Monographs in Classical Studies
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Antiquity; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; HISTORY / Ancient / General, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Military Science, Ancient World, Ancient History, Ancient history: to c 500 CE, Military engineering