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RR 2015/277 The Encyclopedia of the Roman Army General Editor Yann Le Bohec Wiley Blackwell Malden, MA and Oxford 2015 ISBN 978 1 118 3181 4 0 URL: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/ 9781118318140 Last visited May 2015 Contact publisher for pricing information Also available as a 3 vol. printed set (ISBN 978 1 4051 7619 4 £350 $595)
Keywords Ancient Rome, Armed forces, Encyclopedias
Review DOI 10.1108/RR-05-2015-0131
This is a unique and scholarly entry into the study of the Roman Army from the early to late Roman Empire. Yann Le Bohec, Professor Emeritus at the Paris-Sorbonne (Paris IV) and noted scholar and author of many books and articles on the Roman Army serves as General Editor, leading a team of five Associate Editors. The encyclopedia includes contributions from 157 international scholars.
The encyclopedia's 14 categories within the online Topic List give readers an idea of the encyclopedia's scope. Topics are Battles, Late Roman Empire, Military Equipment, Military Law, Monuments, Officers, Peoples, Places, Principate, Roman Republic, Soldiers, Strategy, Tactics and Wars. The encyclopedia's List of Entries documents 532 entry articles. Examples of individual entries include Augustus' Army, Barracks, Diseases, Gallic War, Helmet, Glory, Luxor, Navy, Oath, Rome, Trajan's Column and Wounds. In addition, users will come across entries with additional time...