The purpose of my dissertation is to offer an alternative view on the impact of the army on the
Italian economy with particular focus on the second century, the period between the end of …

How did the Roman economy support the expansion of the Republic and play a crucial role
in its success and rise from regional power in Central Italy to the dominant superpower of the …

During the reign of Augustus, the Roman military fielded approximately 400,000 soldiers, an
impressive figure in both size and scope. Supplying and equipping such a massive force …

Economic warfare, Economy and the Army (Republic); Economy and the Army (Principate);
Pay and Incomes IRIS IRIS Home Sfoglia Macrotipologie & tipologie Autore Titolo Riviste …

'Who can count up the beneµts of a successful life in the army?'So Juvenal began his
famous satire on the Roman army (16.1–2). Soldiers were regularly paid, had adequate …

This dissertation examines the causes of Roman military success and expansion beyond
Italy, focusing on the initial period of expansion from the First Punic War (264 BCE) to the …

During the third and second centuries bc, the armies of the Roman Republic lost many
battles but not a single war. Part of the reason why Rome was able to recover from even the …

This is a valuable collection of sixteen papers on a subject of central importance. A useful
introduction by Erdkamp explains the purpose of the volume, and offers an overview of the …

In the year 217 BC, just after the serious Roman defeat at Lake Trasimene, the Senate
denied the dictator Q. Fabius Maximus Cunctator the money needed to accomplish the …

These papers result from a conference held on Capri in Easter 2005. It was a conference I
attended, though my contribution contained such implausibilities that I withdrew it long …