Author: CAMPBELL, J. B.
Title: The Emperor and the Roman Army, 31 Bc-Ad 235
Description: Oxford Clarendon Press, 1996. Hardcover. ISBN: 0198148348. Former owner's bookplate on ffep. ; The Roman world in the Imperial period was ruled by a succession of autocrats for whom the army remained the single most important source of political power. But how could one man win the loyalty and affection of an army which numbered up to to half a million? Although financial benefits and legal privileges had the most direct impact on the soldiers, every emperor sought some kind of additional bond through a personal association and identification with them. ; 468 pages; Special edition for Sandpiper Books. Reprint of 1984 Edition.. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .

Keywords: 0198148348 Roman History Rome Classical Greek & Roman Military & Army Warfare & Defence Imperialism Emperors


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