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050 00 $aDG89$b.G65 1996
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100 1 $aGoldsworthy, Adrian Keith.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n96022015
245 14 $aThe Roman army at war :$b100 BC-AD 200 /$cAdrian Keith Goldsworthy.
260 $aOxford ;$aNew York :$bClarendon Press,$c1996.
263 $a9607
300 $axiv, 311 pages :$billustrations ;$c23 cm.
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
490 1 $aOxford classical monographs
500 $aBased on the author's thesis (doctoral--Oxford).
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 00 $g1.$tThe Organization of the Roman Army.$tUnit Organization: The Theory and Practice.̃$tThe Significance of Unit Organization --$g2.$tThe Opposition.$tThe Germans.$tThe Gauls.$tThe Parthians.$tNative Traditions and Auxiliary Recruitment --$g3.$tThe Campaign.$tThe Suppression of Insurrection.$tPunitive Action.$tWars of Conquest.$tThe Order of March.$tThe Marching Camp --$g4.$tThe General's Battle.$tThe General and his Staff.$tReconnaissance and Intelligence.$tDeployment and Forming a Line of Battle.$tCeremony and Theatre.$tThe Giving of Battle.$tDefeat and Disaster.$tVictory --$g5.$tThe Unit's Battle.$tFormations.$tSkirmishing and Missile Exchange.$tClose-Order Infantry against Close-Order Infantry.$tCavalry against Infantry.$tCavalry against Cavalry --$g6.$tThe Individual's Battle.$tPart 1. Motivating the Roman Soldier.$tPart 2. Bravery and Bravado.
520 $aThis detailed examination of the way in which the Roman army operated during a war and how it fought a battle breaks away from existing studies, which mostly concentrate on the army in peacetime, and attempts to understand the army as an institution whose ultimate purpose was to wage war. Adrian Goldsworthy explores the influence of the Roman army's organization on its behaviour during a campaign, emphasizing its great flexibility in comparison to most of its opponents.
520 8 $aHe considers the factors determining the result of a conflict and proposes, contrary to orthodox opinion, that the Roman army was able to adapt successfully to any type of warfare. Following the technique pioneered by John Keegan in The Face of Battle (1976), Dr Goldsworthy builds up a precise picture of what happened during battle: tactics employed, weaponry, leadership, behaviour of individuals as well as groups of soldiers, and, of utmost importance, morale.
651 0 $aRome$xHistory, Military.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85115172
651 0 $aRome$xArmy.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85115090
651 0 $aRome$xHistory$yRepublic, 265-30 B.C.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85115116
651 0 $aRome$xHistory$yEmpire, 30 B.C.-284 A.D.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85115127
830 0 $aOxford classical monographs.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n92032299
852 00 $bglx$hDG89$i.G65 1996