内容简介
ThiscompanionprovidesanextensiveaccountoftheRomanarmy,exploringitsroleinRomanpoliticsandsocietyaswellasthereasonsforitseffectivenessasafightingforce.AnextensiveaccountoftheRomanarmy,fromitsbeginningstoitstransformationinthelaterRomanEmpireExaminesthearmyasamilitarymachine–itsrecruitment,training,organization,tacticsandweaponryExplorestherelationshipofthearmytoRomanpolitics,economicsandsocietymorebroadlyConsidersthegeographyandclimateofthelandsinwhichtheRomansfoughtEachchapteriswrittenbyaleadingexpertinaparticularsubfieldandtakesaccountofthelatestscholarlyandarchaeologicalresearchinthatarea