Ebook: The Republican Roman army: a sourcebook

Introduction -- Rome's earliest armies: the archaic and Servian period. Political and social institutions ; The structure of the archaic army ; Other combat groups ; The introduction of the phalanx in central Italy -- The development of the manipular army. The iron century ; The development of the manipular army ; The Roman allies ; The manipular army in battle ; Changes in census qualifications -- The army of the late Republic. The development of the cohort as a tactical unit ; Booty ; Military rewards and honors ; Punishments ; Conditions of service ; The late Republican army in battle ; Roman imperialism ; Siege warfare ; War at sea.;'The Republican Roman Army' assembles a wide range of source material and introduces the latest scholarship on the evolution of the Roman army and the Roman experience of war.