Patrick Alan Kent
Biographic Data
| ID | 5633729 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Patrick Alan Kent |
| GIVEN NAMES | Patrick Alan |
| FAMILY NAME | Kent |
| SIGNATURE | KENT P A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Mid Michigan Community College |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
A History of the Pyrrhic War
A History of the Pyrrhic War explores the multi-polar nature of a conflict that involved the Romans, peoples of Italy, western Greeks, and Carthaginians during Pyrrhus’ western campaign in the early third century BCE. The war occurred nearly a century before the first historical writings in Rome, resulting in a malleable narrative that emphasized the moral virtues of the Romans, transformed Pyrrhus into a figure that resembled Alexander the Great…
Army, Roman Republic
The Roman army was a central institution of the Roman Republic and key to the expansion of Roman power. It was made up of legions of mostly heavy infantry armed with short swords arranged in a flexible formation. Roman armies were capable of impressive battlefield victories as well as absorbing devastating losses. Military service was an important part of the social lives of upper‐ and lower‐class Romans. Over time, the armies of the Republic wer…
Reconsidering socii in Roman Armies before the Punic Wars
The exploitation of allied manpower was one of the keys to Roman military success from the wars in Italy long before the Punic War to the conquest of the Mediterranean Basin. The assumptions that dictated the modern understanding of the role of allied soldiers in Roman armies warrant reconsideration and deeper investigation. This chapter explores some of the difficulties associated with military cooperation in early Italy, the place of the Italia…
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Reconsidering socii in Roman Armies before the Punic Wars
The exploitation of allied manpower was one of the keys to Roman military success from the wars in Italy long before the Punic War to the conquest of the Mediterranean Basin. The assumptions that dictated the modern understanding of the role of allied soldiers in Roman armies warrant reconsideration and deeper investigation. This chapter explores some of the difficulties associated with military cooperation in early Italy, the place of the Italia…
Army, Roman Republic
The Roman army was a central institution of the Roman Republic and key to the expansion of Roman power. It was made up of legions of mostly heavy infantry armed with short swords arranged in a flexible formation. Roman armies were capable of impressive battlefield victories as well as absorbing devastating losses. Military service was an important part of the social lives of upper‐ and lower‐class Romans. Over time, the armies of the Republic wer…
A History of the Pyrrhic War
A History of the Pyrrhic War explores the multi-polar nature of a conflict that involved the Romans, peoples of Italy, western Greeks, and Carthaginians during Pyrrhus’ western campaign in the early third century BCE. The war occurred nearly a century before the first historical writings in Rome, resulting in a malleable narrative that emphasized the moral virtues of the Romans, transformed Pyrrhus into a figure that resembled Alexander the Great…
History (3 works) · Ancient history (2 works) · Classical Antiquity Studies (2 works) · Classics (2 works) · Historical and Architectural Studies (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · 281-275 B.C (1 work) · Archaeology (1 work) · Battlefield (1 work) · Classical Studies and Legal History (1 work)