This wide-ranging study of the Roman army covers its political, historical, and social aspects as well as its peacetime occupations and its operation in war.

• Contains an appendix detailing the rank structure of the Roman army

• Includes illustrations of military equipment, sculptured tombstones, and portraits of generals and emperors

• Provides further reading lists at the end of each chapter and a complete bibliography of major works for further research

• Offers a glossary of important Latin and Greek terms as well as military and political terminology