ABSTRACT

This volume focuses on the changing relationship between warfare and the Roman citizenry; from the Republic, when war was at the heart of Roman life, through to the Principate, when it was confined to professional soldiers, and to the Late Empire and the Roman army's eventual failure.

chapter |8 pages

Introduction

chapter 1|29 pages

The Roman conquest of Italy

chapter 5|26 pages

Roman poetry and anti-militarism

chapter 6|32 pages

The end of Roman imperial expansion

chapter 7|24 pages

Roman peace