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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Thames & Hudson
Publication date
October 24, 2011
Pages
328
Binding
Hardcover
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780500251829
ISBN-10
0500251827
Dimensions
1.50 by 6.50 by 9.75 in.
Weight
1.84 lbs.
Published in
Great Britain
Original list price
$29.95
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Summaries and Reviews
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Simon James provides a striking new perspective on Roman history by focusing on the soldiers and their actions. Romeâs soldiers were less sentinels of civilization than enforcers for aristocrats and autocrats against foreign foes and internal dissent. They were brutal and unruly, prone to mutiny and rebellion. How, then, to account for their sustained success and their eventual failure?
Romeâs dominion was achieved through soldiersâ ferocity and excellent weaponry, but to maintain it the conquered were integrated, as diplomacy accompanied the threat of the sword. Millions of allies and subjects became Romans themselves through military service. Nevertheless, the aggression of Romeâs soldiers precipitated the creation of a new Sasanian superpower in Iran and great barbarian confederations in the North. 106 black-and-white illustrations
A pathbreaking study that integrates military theory with the historical account to explain how the Roman armies functioned, triumphed, and ultimately failed.
The story of Rome and its military seems a familiar one, told often through books and movies and games, yet it is a modern myth obscuring a different reality. As this groundbreaking study demonstrates, Romeâs military was no war machine made up of mindless cogs. There was not even an ancient term for the Roman army; rather, Romans spoke of âthe soldiersââof men, not institutions.Simon James provides a striking new perspective on Roman history by focusing on the soldiers and their actions. Romeâs soldiers were less sentinels of civilization than enforcers for aristocrats and autocrats against foreign foes and internal dissent. They were brutal and unruly, prone to mutiny and rebellion. How, then, to account for their sustained success and their eventual failure?
Romeâs dominion was achieved through soldiersâ ferocity and excellent weaponry, but to maintain it the conquered were integrated, as diplomacy accompanied the threat of the sword. Millions of allies and subjects became Romans themselves through military service. Nevertheless, the aggression of Romeâs soldiers precipitated the creation of a new Sasanian superpower in Iran and great barbarian confederations in the North. 106 black-and-white illustrations
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from Thames & Hudson (October 24, 2011)
9780500251829 | details & prices | 328 pages | 6.50 × 9.75 × 1.50 in. | 1.84 lbs | List price $29.95
About: A pathbreaking study that integrates military theory with the historical account to explain how the Roman armies functioned, triumphed, and ultimately failed.
About: A pathbreaking study that integrates military theory with the historical account to explain how the Roman armies functioned, triumphed, and ultimately failed.
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