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War in Late Antiquity:

A Social History (Google eBook)
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John Wiley & Sons, Feb 9, 2009 - History - 288 pages
The first book to focus on the social impact of warfare and the Roman army in Late Antiquity.

  • Explores the implications of war and the army in a broad range of areas encompassing politics, the economy, and social life
  • Pays particular attention to the experience of war from the perspective of
    non-combatants
  • Investigates the religious dimension of military life and the role of the army in implementing religious policy
  • Approaches familiar subjects from new perspectives, offering novel insights into the many facets of late Roman history
  

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Contents

Introduction
1
1 Emperors and Warfare
21
2 Military Loyalties and Civil War
51
3 The Infrastructure of War
74
4 The Economic Impact of War
101
5 The Experience of War
123
6 Soldiers and Society
147
7 Army Warfare and Religion
176
Notes
212
Bibliography of Ancient Sources
234
Bibliography of Modern Works
240
Index of Ancient Sources
263
General Index
270
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About the author (2009)

A. D. Lee is Associate Professor in the Department of Classics at the University of Nottingham, and the author of Information and Frontiers: Late Roman Foreign Relations (1993), and Pagans and Christians in Late Antiquity: A Sourcebook (2000).

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