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Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté : sans médiation
Auteur(s) : Brand, Steele
Titre(s) : Killing for the republic [Texte imprimé] : citizen-soldiers and the Roman way of war / Steele Brand
Publication : Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2019
Description matérielle : xix, 370 pages : ill. ; 24 cm
Note(s) : Includes bibliographical references (pages [327]-357) and index
"This book describes how Rome conquered the world with citizen-soldiers. Like many
expansionist states throughout history, Rome instilled something violent and vicious
in its soldiers, making them more effective than their opponents. But unlike other
civilizations, it did so with part-timers. The Romans perfected civic militarism in
a way no other civilization has. It transformed average farmers into ambitious killers
capable of conquering the Mediterranean"
Sujet(s) : Guerre -- Participation des citoyens -- Rome
Art et science militaires -- Rome
Rome -- 509-30 av. J.-C. (République)
Rome. Armée
Indice(s) Dewey :
355.009 37 (23e éd.) = Science militaire - Monde antique - Péninsule italienne
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9781421429861. - ISBN 1421429861. - ISBN 9781421429878 (erroné). - ISBN 142142987X
(erroné)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb45822350t
Notice n° :
FRBNF45822350
(notice reprise d'un réservoir extérieur)
Table des matières : The soldier's farm ; The citizen's republic ; Origins : kingly armies of the Roman
hills ; Proving ground : surviving in central Italy ; Breakout : competition and
discipline at Sentinum ; The greatest trial : beating your betters at New Carthage
; Triumph : phalanx killers at Pydna ; Questionable legitimacy : the ideal statesman's
Battle at Mutina ; Suicidal finish : last stand of the citizen-soldier at Philippi
; War stories for the emperor.