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Commanders and Command in the Roman Republic and Early Empire (Hardcover)
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Commanders and Command in the Roman Republic and Early Empire (Hardcover)
Series: Studies in the History of Greece and Rome
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In this work, 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. The
rise of popular politics in the late republic enabled men like
Pompey and Caesar to use their considerable influence to manipulate
the flexible traditions of military command for their own
advantage. Later, Augustus used nominal provincial commands to
appease the senate even as he concentrated military and governing
power under his own control by claiming supreme rule. In doing so,
he laid the groundwork for the early empire's rules of command.
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