The Logistics of the Roman Army at War (264 B.C. - A.D.235)

Erscheinungsjahr 2012
ISBN: 978-90-04-22547-3
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 23, 402 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 233 mm, Gewicht: 603 g

Reihe: Columbia Studies in the Classical Tradition

Relying on a variety of literary, documentary and archaeological sources, this work explores the Roman military supply system from the Punic Wars to the end of the Principate. Each chapter is devoted to a different aspect of logistics: supply needs and rations; packs, trains and military servants; foraging and requisition; supply lines; sources of supply; administration; and the impact of logistics on Roman warfare.
As a whole the book traces the development of the Roman logistics into a highly sophisticated supply system - a vital element in the success of Roman arms. In addition, it makes a critical study of important technical questions of Roman logistics, such as the size of the soldier's grain ration, the function of military servants, and the changes in logistical management under the Republic and Empire.

Zielgruppe

All those interested in the Roman army, ancient military history, the Roman Republic and Early Empire, the history of logistics, ancient economic history and military history in general.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Roth, Jonathan

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Militärwesen Verwaltung, Streitkräfte (Militärwesen)
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Alte Geschichte & Archäologie Geschichte der klassischen Antike Römische Geschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Militärgeschichte

Über Autor(innen)

Roth, Jonathan
Jonathan P. Roth, Ph.D. (1991) in History, Columbia University, is an Assistant Professor of History at San Jose State University. He has published a number of articles on Roman military history and is Secretary/Treasurer of the Society of Ancient Military Historians.