The Army of the Roman Republic : The Second Century BC, Polybius and the Camps at Numantia, Spain

by: Dobson, M.

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The Army of the Roman Republic : the Second Century BC, Polybius and the Camps at Numantia, Spain
Author:Mike Dobson

The main source of archaeological evidence for Late Roman Republican camps is a complex of installations around the Iberian city of Numantia in Spain, excavated by Adolf Schulten in the early 1900s. This book reassesses Schulten and concludes that much of his interpretation is questionable. Radically different alternative reconstructions making use of recent fieldwork are presented for several of the sites. A discussion of dating evidence leads to alternative dates being offered for some of the camps. To aid interpreting the sites, army organisation and art of encampment for the period of the Numantine Wars is discussed. This study gives added importance to the sites at Numantia, for they not only form the main source of archaeological evidence for Late Republican camps, but provide evidence for the form of camp for both the late manipular army and the early cohort one.

Contents:
Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 The Archaeological and Literary Evidence Relating to Numantia; The history of the identification of Numantia; The archaeological evidence from Numantia the work of Schulten; The chronology and extent of the excavations; Schulten s funding; The publication of the excavations; The excavation archive
the written record; The excavation archive
the finds; The excavation technique; The recording methods
plans and photographs; The recording methods
the finds; The dating evidence of the finds; Pottery; Lamps; Brooches; Coins; The dating of Lager V. The literary evidence for the Numantine WarsSummary of the military aspects of the Numantine Wars ascertainable from the literary evidence; 2 The Theoretical Form of Armies of the Period of the Numantine Wars: The Army of the Second Century BC; The evidence of Polybius; The general form of the Polybian army; The organisation of the Polybian legionary infantry; The main infantry
the hastati, principes and triarii; The legionary skirmishers
the velites; The size of the legionary infantry; The legionary cavalry; Command of the legions
the tribunes; The allies. Command of the allies
the praefecti sociorumForeign troops; Polybius source for his digression on the army; The date of the Polybian army; Changes to the Polybian army after the Second Punic War; The size of armies; Double-legion armies; Single-legion armies; Forces smaller than a legion operating independently; Allied forces operating independently; Changes to the organisation of the infantry the replacement of maniples by cohorts; The composition of cohorts; Changes to the organisation of the cavalry; Changes to the allies; Changes to foreign troops. The degree of correspondence between the theoretical armies of the second century and those at Numantia3 The Theoretical Layout of Camps of the Period of the Numantine Wars
Camps of the Second Century BC; The Polybian camp; The Polybian camp
what is Polybius describing?; Terminology for the side, front and back of the camp; The measurement system used by Polybius; The grid system used for the camp; The layout of the Polybian double-consular camp; The praetorium, forum, quaestorium and the principia; The tribunes accommodation; Accommodation for the praefecti sociorum; The via principalis. The disposition of the legionsThe layout of the tents of the legionary maniples; The layout of the tents of the legionary cavalry; The disposition of the main force of allies; The cavalry; The infantry; The position of the delecti extraordinarii and evocati; The position of the extraordinarii; Foreign troops; The junction of the two halves of the double-consular camp; Defences; Entrances; Porta praetoria; Porta principalis; Porta quintana; Porta decumana; Changes to the Polybian camp after the Second Punic War; The single-consular manipular camp

Subjects:
265-30 B.C
Antiquities
Armed Forces
Cities and towns, Ancient
Cities and towns, Ancient Spain
Classical antiquities
Excavations (Archaeology)
Excavations (Archaeology) Rome
Fouilles (Archéologie) Rome
Guerre de Numance, 143-133 av. J.-C
Historiae (Polybius)
History
Military history
Numance (Ville ancienne)
Numantia (Extinct city)
Numantine War, 143-133 B.C
Polybius
Rome (Empire)
Rome Antiquités militaires
Rome Armée
Rome Army
Rome Histoire 265-30 av. J.-C. (République)
Rome Histoire militaire 265-30 av. J.-C
Rome History Republic, 265-30 B.C
Rome History, Military 265-30 B.C
Rome Military antiquities
Spain
Spain Antiquities, Roman
Spain Numantia (Extinct city)
Villes antiques Espagne

The Army of the Roman Republic : The Second Century BC, Polybius and the Camps at Numantia, Spain

by: Dobson, M.

• ISBN-13: 9781842172414 / 978-1-84217-241-4
• ISBN-03: 1842172417 / 1-84217-241-7
• Oxbow Books, Oxford, 2008

Price: 50,00 EURO

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