THE MAKING OF THE ROMAN ARMY

• Author: Lawrence Keppie
• ISBN: 1-56619-359-1

FROM REPUBLIC TO EMPIRE

''...Τhe author provides a comprehensive and well-documented survey of the evolution and growth of the remarkable military enterprise of the Roman army.Lawrence Keppie overcomes the traditional dichotomy between the historical view of the Republic and the archaeological approach to the Empire by examining archaeological evidence from the earlier years.The arguments of The Making of the Roman Army are clearly illustrated with specially prepared maps and diagrams and photographs of Republican monuments and coins''.

Table of contents:

Acknowledgments
List of Plates and Line Illustrations
Introduction -
The Army of the Roman Republic -
Marius? Mules - Caesar?s Conquest of Gaul - Civil War -
The Emergence of the Imperial Legions - The Age of Augustus -
The Army of the Early Roman Empire -
Appendices
The Civil War Legions -
The Origin and Early History of the Imperial Legions -
New Legions Raised During the Early Empire - Legions Destroyed, or Disbanded - Glossary of Military and Technical Terms - List of Dates - Notes on the Plates -
Notes and References - List of Abbreviations -
Bibliography -
Index.

270 pages, Hardback, 235 Χ 158 mm, b/w photos, 52 line illustrations.
Condition: Fine.