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Author Drogula, Fred K., author.

Title Commanders & command in the Roman Republic and Early Empire / Fred K. Drogula.

Publication Info. Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, 2015.

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Description 1 online resource (x, 422 pages).
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Series Studies in the history of Greece and Rome
Studies in the history of Greece and Rome.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Concepts and traditions of military leadership in early Rome (to 367 BC) -- Fundamental concepts of authority in early Rome (to 367 BC) -- The concept of provincia in early Rome (to 367 BC) -- The development of the classical constitution (367 to 197 BC) -- From command to governance -- The late Republic (100 to 49 BC) -- Augustan manipulation of traditional ideas of provincial governance.
Summary Fred Drogula studies the development of Roman provincial command using the terms and concepts of the Romans themselves as reference points. Beginning in the earliest years of the republic, Drogula argues, provincial command was not a uniform concept fixed in positive law but rather a dynamic set of ideas shaped by traditional practice. Therefore, as the Roman state grew, concepts of authority, control over territory, and military power underwent continual transformation. This adaptability was a tremendous resource for the Romans since it enabled them to respond to new military challenges in effective ways. But it was also a source of conflict over the roles and definitions of power.
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Subject Rome -- History -- Augustus, 30 B.C.-14 A.D.
Rome -- History -- Republic, 510-30 B.C.
Rome -- History, Military.
Rome (Empire)
History, Military.
Command of troops.
Command of troops.
Chronological Term 510 B.C.-14 A.D
Genre/Form Electronic books.
History.
Military history.
Added Title Commanders and command in the Roman Republic and Early Empire
Other Form: Print version: Drogula, Fred K. Commanders & command in the Roman Republic and Early Empire. Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, 2015 9781469621265 (DLC) 2014032686 (OCoLC)893452562
ISBN 9781469623146 (electronic book)
1469623145 (electronic book)
9781469621272 (electronic book)
1469621274 (electronic book)
9781469621265 (cloth ; alkaline paper)
1469621266 (cloth ; alkaline paper)