Integration and Armies in the Middle Republic

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ID20056977
AuthorsNathan Rosenstein (corresponding author), Nathan S Rosenstein
Year2012
Pages85-103
Publication date2012-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeCHAPTER
VenueProcesses of Integration and Identity Formation in the Roman Republic (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherBrill (PUBLISHER • NL)
DOI10.1163/9789004229600_007
OpenAlexW2497929807
ISBN9789004229600
LanguageEN
Citations received6

Over the course of the second half of the third century, down to Hannibal's invasion of Italy, Rome's typical military establishment was four legions per year. Romans and their Italian allies were growing increasingly close in custom and outlook over the course of the middle Republic, or so it was believed, and long service as comrades in arms was thought to have contributed much to that process. Consequently, this chapter takes another look at the character of interaction between Roman legionaries and socii in the years prior to the leges Iulia and Plautia and especially at the army camps, where the bulk of the contact between the two will have occurred. That equity undoubtedly carried over into camp life and enabled the Romans to integrate effectively into their war effort allied contingents drawn from a variety of tribes and towns. Keywords:army camp; integration; Italian; legion; middle Republic; Roman; socii

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