| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 263 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Cover -- SOLDIER AND SOCIETY IN ROMAN EGYPT -- CONTENTS -- LIST OF MAPS, TABLES AND FIGURES -- PREFACE -- ABBREVIATIONS -- 1 INTRODUCTION -- 2 THE ARMY AND THE PROVINCE -- 3 RECRUITMENT AND VETERAN SETTLEMENT -- 4 THE LEGAL STATUS OF SOLDIERS AND VETERANS -- 5 THE ARMY IN ACTION -- INTRODUCTION -- EXTERNAL WARS -- INTERNAL REVOLTS -- THE ARMY AS LABOUR FORCE -- POLICING -- THE DISTRICT CENTURIONS -- EVERYDAY LIFE -- CONCLUSIONS -- 6 THE ARMY AND THE ECONOMY -- INTRODUCTION -- PAY -- ECONOMIC STATUS -- CHANGES IN ECONOMIC STATUS -- SUPPLY SYSTEM -- ECONOMIC IMPACT OF THE ARMY -- CONCLUSIONS -- 7 KARANIS -- INTRODUCTION -- THE VILLAGE -- VETERANS -- VETERANS' FAMILIES: CASE STUDIES -- CONCLUSIONS -- 8 DIOCLETIAN AND AFTER -- 9 CONCLUSION -- APPENDIX 1 Military units -- LEGIONS -- ALAE -- COHORTS -- NUMERI -- APPENDIX 2 The archaeology of the army -- NOTES -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX |
| Summary |
The province of Egypt provides unique archaeological and documentary evidence for the study of the Roman army. In this fascinating social history Richard Alston examines the economic, cultural, social and legal aspects of a military career, illuminating the life and role of the individual soldier in the army. Soldier and Society in Roman Egypt provides a complete reassessment of the impact of the Roman army on local societies, and convincingly challenges the orthodox picture. The soldiers are seen not as an isolated elite living in fear of the local populations, but as relatively w |
| Analysis |
Soldiers History |
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Egypt |
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Italy |
| Notes |
Based on the author's thesis (Ph. D.)--University of London, 1990 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-258) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Sociology, Military -- Egypt -- History
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HISTORY -- Military -- Pictorial.
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Armed Forces
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Sociology, Military
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Krijgsmacht.
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Romeinse oudheid.
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ANTIGUIDADE (HISTÓRIA) -- EGITO.
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| SUBJECT |
Rome -- Army -- History
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Egypt -- History -- 30 B.C.-640 A.D. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85041290
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Karanis (Extinct city) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85071603
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Egypt
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Egypt -- Karanis (Extinct city)
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Rome (Empire)
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EGITO (HISTÓRIA;ASPECTOS SOCIAIS)
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic book
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History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
0203066731 |
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9780203066737 |
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0415122708 |
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9780415122702 |
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0415186064 |
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9780415186063 |
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6610330409 |
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9786610330409 |
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9781134664719 |
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1134664710 |
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9781134664757 |
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1134664753 |
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9781134664764 |
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1134664761 |
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