Romans at War: Soldiers, Citizens, and Society in the Roman Republic (Routledge Monographs in Classical Studies)

This volume addresses the fundamental importance of the army, warfare, and military service to the development of both the Roman Republic and wider Italic society in the second half of the first millennium BC. It brings together emerging and established scholars in the area of Roman military studies to engage with subjects such as the relationship between warfare and economic and demographic regimes; the interplay of war, aristocratic politics, and state formation; and the complex role the military played in the integration of Italy. The book demonstrates the centrality of war to Rome’s internal and external relationships during the Republic, as well as to the Romans’ sense of identity and history. It also illustrates the changing scholarly view of warfare as a social and cultural construct in antiquity, and how much work remains to be done in what is often thought of as a "traditional" area of research. Romans at War will be of interest to students and scholars of the Roman army and ancient warfare, and of Roman society more broadly. 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army c. 300 103 6 Poor man’s war – rich man’s fight : military integration in Republican Rome 126 7 “Take the sword away from that girl!” Combat, gender, and vengeance in the middle Republic 143 8 The middle Republican soldier and systems of social distinction 161 9 Uncovering a “Lost Generation” in the senate: demography and the Hannibalic War 181 10 Titus Quinctius Flamininus’ “Italian triumph” 198 11 Ager publicus: land as a spoil of war in the Roman Republic 218 12 The manipular army system and command decisions in the second century 237 13 Anecdotal history and the Social War 259 14 SPQR SNAFU: indiscipline and internal conflict in the late Republic 274 15 From slave to citizen: the lessons of Servius Tullius 294 16 The transformation of the Roman army in the last decades of the Republic 310 17 Epilogue 324 Bibliography 336 Index 368 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state formation; and the complex role the military played in the integration of Italy. The book demonstrates the centrality of war to Rome's internal and external relationships during the Republic, as well as to the Romans' sense of identity and history. It also illustrates the changing scholarly view of warfare as a social and cultural construct in antiquity, and how much work remains to be done in what is often thought of as a "traditional" area of research. Romans at War will be of interest to students and scholars of the Roman army and ancient warfare, and of Roman society more broadly