The Cambridge History of Greek and Roman Warfare

Second volume of a systematic and up-to-date account of Roman warfare from the Late Republic to Justinian.

Philip Sabin (Edited by), Hans van Wees (Edited by), Michael Whitby (Edited by)

9780521782746, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 6 December 2007

630 pages, 54 b/w illus. 7 maps
23.3 x 16 x 3.9 cm, 1.132 kg

"...this is indeed a useful and up-to-date reference work... The bibliography will be invaluable to any student of the Roman army; the chronological table, glossary, and list of ancient authors are essential to the success of the book's main goal, namely permitting an assemblage of expert essays to function as a reference work accessible to the non-specialist; and the index of ancient passages cited (23 pages of small type) and the thoroughly cross-referenced general index (another 37 pages) will indeed make this a productive reference work for decades to come." --BCMR

Warfare was the single biggest preoccupation of historians in antiquity. In recent decades fresh textual interpretations, numerous new archaeological discoveries and a much broader analytical focus emphasising social, economic, political and cultural approaches have transformed our understanding of ancient warfare. Volume II of this two-volume History reflects these developments and provides a systematic account, written by a distinguished cast of contributors, of the various themes underlying the warfare of the Roman world from the Late Republic to the sixth-century empire of Justinian and his successors. For each broad period developments in troop-types, equipment, strategy and tactics are discussed. These are placed in the broader context of developments in international relations and the relationship of warfare to both the state and wider society. Numerous illustrations, a glossary and chronology, and information about the authors mentioned supplement the text. This will become the primary reference work for specialists and non-specialists alike.

Part I. The Late Republic and the Principate: 1. International relations Harry Sidebottom
2. Military forces Boris Rankov
3. War Adrian Goldsworthy
4. Combat Catherine M. Gilliver
5. Warfare and the state. (1) The economics of war Dominic Rathbone
(2) The military and politics Richard Alston
6. War and society Colin Adams
Part II: The Later Roman Empire: 7. International relations Mark Humphries
8. Military forces Hugh Elton
9. War Michael Whitby
10. Combat Philip Rance
11. Warfare and the state Doug Lee
12. War and society Andrew Fear
Chronological table
Glossary
List of ancient authors.

Subject Areas: Military history [HBW], Ancient history: to c 500 CE [HBLA]