| Cover title |
Roman republic at war : a compendium of battles from 498 to 31 B.C. |
| Contents |
pt. One Introduction to Warfare during the Roman Republic -- The Army of the Roman Republic -- From Republic to Empire -- The Roman Legion, Early Third Century BC to Late First Century BC -- Manipular Legion, C.299 -- 105 BC -- The Ala -- Cohortal Legion, c 105 -- 31 BC -- Command Structure of the Republican-era Legion -- Battlefield Tactics -- The Castra: The Legionary Camp -- The Navy of the Roman Republic -- The Ancient Sources -- The Reliability of Ancient Sources -- Note Regarding Battlefield Numbers -- Ancient Authors and Their Works Relevant to this Study -- pt. Two Battles of the Roman Republic -- Alphabetical and Chronological Lists of Battles -- Alphabetical List of Battles -- Chronological List of Battles -- Battles of the Roman Republic, 498 -- 31 BC. |
| Abstract |
In a single volume, 'Roman Republic at War' catalogues and offers a brief description of every significant battle fought by the Roman Republic between 480 and 31 BC (and most of the minor ones too). The information in each entry is drawn exclusively from Ancient texts, in order to offer a brief description of each battle based solely on the information provided by the earliest surviving sources which chronicle the event. This approach provides the reader a concise foundation of information to which they can then confidently apply later scholarly interpretation presented in secondary sources in order to achieve a more accurate understanding of the most likely battlefield scenario. 00In writing the battle descriptions, the author has not sought analyse the evidence contained in the surviving accounts, nor embellish them beyond that which was necessary to provide clarity to the modern reader. He allows the original writers to speak for themselves, presenting the reader with a succinct version of what the ancient chroniclers tell us of these dramatic events. It is an excellent first-stop reference to the many battles of the Roman Republic. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-296) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2017394074 |
| ISBN | 9781473894426 |
| ISBN | 1473894425 |
