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1 online resource (xviii, 430 pages) : illustrations (black and white |
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text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| 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. |
| Contents |
Introduction: blood of the provinces -- The formative years: from the late republic to the death of Tiberius -- "Together under the name of Romans": the Auxilia from Claudius to Trajan -- A new provincialism: Hadrian and the Antonine revolutions -- Shifting fortunes: the Auxilia under the Severans -- The captive body: individual recruitment -- Geopolitics: how Rome selectively exploited the manpower of the provinces -- Recruitment and the limits of localism -- Ethnic exceptionalism? examining "special" recruitment practices -- Military service and the urban experience -- Incorporation through routine: the power of everyday life -- Sacred space and sacred time in the Auxilia -- Centralizing cult -- Distinct cult communities within the Auxilia -- Armoury of the Bricoleur? The disparate origins of auxiliary equipment -- Status, competition, and military adornment -- Between Roman and barbarian: auxiliary soldiers on the battlefield -- Disarming ethnicity? "Ethnic" fighting traditions in the Alae and Cohortes -- The spoken word -- The written word -- Veterani and other veterans -- Conclusion: embodying Rome. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Rome -- History, Military -- 30 B.C.-284 A.D.
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Rome -- History -- Empire, 30 B.C.-284 A.D.
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Rome -- Army -- History.
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Rome (Empire) |
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Armies. |
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History. |
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Rome -- Social conditions.
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Social conditions. |
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Rome -- Military antiquities.
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Military history, Ancient.
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Military history, Ancient. |
| Chronological Term |
30 B.C.-284 A.D |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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Military history.
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| Added Author |
UPSO eCollections (University Press Scholarship Online).
MaRLi UPSO 2014.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Haynes, Ian P. Blood of the provinces. 9780199655342 0199655340 |
| ISBN |
0191758302 (electronic book) |
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9780191758300 (electronic book) |
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9780191627231 (electronic book) |
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0191627232 (electronic book) |
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9780199655342 (hardback) |
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0199655340 (hardback) |
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