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War and Society in the Roman World (Leicester-Nottingham Studies in Ancient Society) by Dr John Rich, John Rich, Graham Shipley is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.
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I read this book for a graduate course in Roman history. This book is the definitive anthology pertaining to Roman military history! The articles contain a plethora of primary source documents, which are about the subject. I find this to be the genius of the book. The books appendix of primary sources and bibliography make this book an indispensable resource for anyone who studies Rome. The glory that was Rome came with a price. Some historians have said at too high a price--the fall of the Republic and the reinstitution of a monarchy. This political change came about for two important reasons. The first reason was that the political structure of the Republic could no longer adequately serve Rome's expanding empire in the last century BCE. Secondly, politically ambitious generals facilitated changes in Rome's military structure from a volunteer force to a professional force. This change gave them total control over the military, which they used to usurp the political power of the Senate. This precipitated the bloody political revolution, changing the government from a republic to a dictatorship and eventually a monarchy. The goal of this book is to examine the im
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- Author
- Dr John Rich, John Rich, Graham Shipley
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Published
- 1993
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781138173576
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- Science, History, Sociology