Title: The Roman legions,
Authors: Parker, Henry Michael Denne.
Publisher: The Clarendon press,
Year: 1928
Subjects: Rome Army.
Abstract: "The period selected for study starts with the Marian army reforms and ends with the accession of Septimius Severus. My main purpose has been to examine the internal organization of the legions, the areas from which they drew their recruits, and the conditions under which their soldiers served and were discharged. An attempt has also been made to trace the movements of the legions in the first two centuries of the Principate, the circumstances in which new units were raised, and the normal orders of battle and march, while in the introduction the stages by which the army developed in the pre-Marian Republic have been sketched in outline"--Pref.
Contents: Introduction : the pre-Marian Army -- The Marian Army reforms -- The armies of Caesar and Pompey -- The Augustan system and legions -- The post-Augustan legions -- The movements of the Legions 14-180 A.D. -- The recruiting areas of the legions -- The officers of the legion -- The conditions of service -- Arms : the Order of March and of fighting.