ISBN10: 1566193591, ISBN13: 9781566193597, [publisher: Barnes & Noble Inc. 01.12.1994.] Hardcover 272 Seiten / p. Aus der Bibliothek von Prof. Wolfgang Haase, langjährigem Herausgeber der ANRW und des International Journal of the Classical Tradition (IJCT) / From the library of Prof. Wolfgang Haase, long-time editor of ANRW and the International Journal of the Classical Tradition (IJCT). - sehr guter Zustand / very good condition - The Jewish historian Josephus, writing in the first century A.D., strikingly reflects the image of the Roman Imperial Army, as seen in Roman Britain and other provinces of the Empire. But just how this professional army developed from a small citizen militia, guarding a village on the banks of the Tiber, has been insufficiently explored. The present work chronicles these eight centuries of growth and development, paying particular attention to the transitional period between Republic and Empire - the time of Julius Caesar, Mark Antony, and Augustus. -- Dr. Keppie overcomes the traditional dichotomy between a historical view of the Republic but an archaeological approach to the Empire, by making the most of the archaeological evidence from the earlier years. This is reflected in the wealth of specially prepared maps and diagrams, and in the details from Republican monuments and coins. In short, this clearly written and illustrated study, a natural companion to Graham Webster’s The Roman Imperial Army, will certainly commend itself to ...
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