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Blood of the Provinces - The Roman Auxilia and the Making of Provincial Society from Augustus to the Severans (Hardcover)
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Blood of the Provinces - The Roman Auxilia and the Making of Provincial Society from Augustus to the Severans (Hardcover)
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Blood of the Provinces is the first fully comprehensive study of
the largest part of the Roman army, the auxilia. This non-citizen
force constituted more than half of Rome's celebrated armies and
was often the military presence in some of its territories. 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. Drawing upon the
latest historical and archaeological research to examine
recruitment, belief, daily routine, language, tactics, and dress,
this volume offers an examination of the Empire and its soldiers in
a radical new way. Blood of the Provinces demonstrates how the
Roman state addressed a crucial and enduring challenge both on and
off the battlefield - retaining control of the miscellaneous
auxiliaries upon whom its very existence depended. Crucially, this
was not simply achieved by pay and punishment, but also by a very
particular set of cultural attributes that characterized provincial
society under the Roman Empire. Focusing on the soldiers
themselves, and encompassing the disparate military communities of
which they were a part, it offers a vital source of information on
how individuals and communities were incorporated into provincial
society under the Empire, and how the character of that society
evolved as a result.
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