Title: War and society in early Rome : from warlords to generals /
Authors: Armstrong, Jeremy,
Year: 2016
Subjects: War and society Rome.; Military history, Ancient; Rome History, Military.
Abstract: "Present[s] a new interpretation of early Roman warfare and how it related to the city's various social, political, religious, and economic institutions. ... It examines the general modes of behavior evidenced in both the literature and the archaeology for the period and attemps to reconstruct, based on these characteristics, the basic form of Roman society and its approach to warfare." --back cover.
Contents: The evidence -- Rome in the sixth century -- Rome's regal army (c. 570-509) -- Fighting for land (509-452) -- The incorporation of the plebs (451-390) -- The Gallic sack, the rebirth of Rome, and the incorporation of the Latins (390-338).