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Roman Military Service: Ideologies of Discipline in the Late Republic and Early Principate - Couverture rigide

Phang, Sara Elise

 
9780521882699: Roman Military Service: Ideologies of Discipline in the Late Republic and Early Principate
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 0521882699 ISBN 13 : 9780521882699
Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 2008

Synopsis

In this book, Sara Phang explores the ideals and realities of Roman military discipline, which regulated the behaviour of soldiers in combat and their punishment, as well as economic aspects of their service, including compensation and other benefits, work and consumption. This thematically-organized study analyzes these aspects of discipline, using both literary and documentary sources. Phang emphasizes social and cultural conflicts in the Roman army. Contrary to the impression that Roman emperors 'bought' their soldiers and indulged them, discipline restrained such behaviour and legitimized and stabilized the imperial power. Phang argues that emperors and aristocratic commanders gained prestige from imposing discipline, while displaying leadership in person and a willingness to compromise with a restive soldiery.

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À propos de l'auteur

Sara Elise Phang is a scholar of Roman history and author of The Marriage of Roman Soldiers (13 BC-AD 235): Law and Family in the Imperial Army, which won the Gustave O. Arlt Award in the Humanities in Classical Studies.

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Éditeur
Cambridge University Press
Date d'édition
2008
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0521882699
ISBN 13 
9780521882699
Reliure
Relié
Numéro d'édition
1
Nombre de pages
334
Coordonnées du fabricant
Cambridge University Press
https://www.cambridge.org/

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