Jeremiah B. McCall

The Cavalry of the Roman Republic (eBook, ePUB)

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Produktbeschreibung

In this original and revealing work, Jeremiah B. McCall challenges the generally accepted view of the Roman cavalry and explores the fundamental connections between war and society in republican Rome, c.300-100 BC.
McCall describes the citizen cavalry's equipment, tactics, and motivation in battle, and argues for its effectiveness in the field. This success is proof that it cannot finally have been disbanded for purely military reasons; he shows that victories in the law-courts, and lavish displays of wealth, came to supersede cavalry service as a way of building the reputations of the Roman elite.
The clear structure and fresh approach of the book, combining insights from both Roman military and social history, will be useful to readers at all levels of study.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 208
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. Juni 2005
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781134518173
• Artikelnr.: 42669973

Autorenporträt

Jeremiah B. McCall

Inhaltsangabe

1. Cavalry Service and Elite Reputations: The Problem of the Citizen
Cavalry's Disappearance 2. Assessing the Roman Cavalry's Military
Effectiveness 3. Equipment and Tack 4. Roman Cavalry Tactics circa 300-100
5. Combat Motivation: Cavalry Service and Elite Reputations 6. Dating the
Disappearance of the Citizen Cavalry Corps 7. Alternative Sources of
Prestige and the End of Citizen Cavalry Service Conclusion Appendix 1.
Diagrams of the Battles of Cannae and Zama Appendix 2. Roman Cavalry
Formations: Some Considerations Appendix 3. The Size of the Cavalry Class
and the Burden of Cavalry Service before the Social War Bibliography