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Gladius: Life in the Roman Army

Guy de la Bédoyère

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Description:The Roman army was the greatest fighting machine the ancient world produced. The Roman Empire depended on soldiers not just to win its wars, defend its frontiers and control the seas but also to act as the engine of the state. Roman legionaries and auxiliaries came from across the Roman world and beyond. They served as tax collectors, policemen, surveyors, civil engineers and, if they survived, in retirement as civic worthies, craftsmen and politicians. Some even rose to become emperors.Gladius takes the reader right into the heart of what it meant to be a part of the Roman army through the words of Roman historians, and those of the men themselves through their religious dedications, tombstones, and even private letters and graffiti. Guy de la Bédoyère throws open a window on how the men, their wives and their children lived, from bleak frontier garrisons to guarding the emperor in Rome, enjoying a ringside seat to history fighting the emperors' wars, mutinying over pay, marching in triumphs, throwing their weight around in city streets, and enjoying esteem in honorable retirement.Chapters:1. INTRODUCTION – The Army of the Emperors2. STRENGTH AND HONOUR – Signing on in Caesar’s army3. GLORIA EXERCITUS – Making soldiers4. GOLD AND SILVER – Pay, Handouts and Bequests5. A SOLDIER’S LIFE – Garrisoning the Empire6. LIVING OFF THE LAND – The Roman Army and the Environment7. IGNOMINY AND DEFEAT – the Roman Army’s Darkest Days8. I CAME, I SAW, I CONQUERED – The Roman War Machine Victorious9. LIVING BY THE SWORD – Violence and Atrocities 10. QUINQUIREMES AND TRIREMES – The Roman Army at Sea11. MUTINEERS AND REBELS – King-Makers for Sale12. PEACETIME DUTIES – Jacks of all Trades13. LEISURE AND LEAVE – Hunting Wild Boar and other Diversions14. WIVES AND LOVERS – Family Life on the Frontier 15. VETERANS – The Emperor’s Die-Hards16. JUPITER’S MEN – Religion and Superstition EPILOGUEWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Gladius: Life in the Roman Army. To get started finding Gladius: Life in the Roman Army, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 400

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group

Release: 2020

ISBN: 1408712385

Description: The Roman army was the greatest fighting machine the ancient world produced. The Roman Empire depended on soldiers not just to win its wars, defend its frontiers and control the seas but also to act as the engine of the state. Roman legionaries and auxiliaries came from across the Roman world and beyond. They served as tax collectors, policemen, surveyors, civil engineers and, if they survived, in retirement as civic worthies, craftsmen and politicians. Some even rose to become emperors.Gladius takes the reader right into the heart of what it meant to be a part of the Roman army through the words of Roman historians, and those of the men themselves through their religious dedications, tombstones, and even private letters and graffiti. Guy de la Bédoyère throws open a window on how the men, their wives and their children lived, from bleak frontier garrisons to guarding the emperor in Rome, enjoying a ringside seat to history fighting the emperors' wars, mutinying over pay, marching in triumphs, throwing their weight around in city streets, and enjoying esteem in honorable retirement.Chapters:1. INTRODUCTION – The Army of the Emperors2. STRENGTH AND HONOUR – Signing on in Caesar’s army3. GLORIA EXERCITUS – Making soldiers4. GOLD AND SILVER – Pay, Handouts and Bequests5. A SOLDIER’S LIFE – Garrisoning the Empire6. LIVING OFF THE LAND – The Roman Army and the Environment7. IGNOMINY AND DEFEAT – the Roman Army’s Darkest Days8. I CAME, I SAW, I CONQUERED – The Roman War Machine Victorious9. LIVING BY THE SWORD – Violence and Atrocities 10. QUINQUIREMES AND TRIREMES – The Roman Army at Sea11. MUTINEERS AND REBELS – King-Makers for Sale12. PEACETIME DUTIES – Jacks of all Trades13. LEISURE AND LEAVE – Hunting Wild Boar and other Diversions14. WIVES AND LOVERS – Family Life on the Frontier 15. VETERANS – The Emperor’s Die-Hards16. JUPITER’S MEN – Religion and Superstition EPILOGUEWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Gladius: Life in the Roman Army. To get started finding Gladius: Life in the Roman Army, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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