Richard Alston

Soldier and Society in Roman Egypt

A Social History

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

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 Eygpt 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 well-integrated into local communities. The unsuspected scale of the army's involvement in these communities offers a new insight into both Roman rule in Egypt and Roman imperialism more generally.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 272
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. März 1998
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 418g
• ISBN-13: 9780415186063
• ISBN-10: 0415186064
• Artikelnr.: 22177979

Autorenporträt

Richard Alston

Inhaltsangabe

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 VETERAN
S
5 THE ARMY IN ACTION
6 THE ARMY AND THE ECONOMY
7 KARANIS: A VILLAGE IN EGYPT
8 DIOCLETIAN AND AFTER
9 CONCLUSION
APPENDIX 1: MILITARY UNITS
APPENDIX 2: THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF THE ARMY
Notes
Bibliography
Index