War in late antiquity: a social history

Abstract

List of Figures. List of Maps. List of Tables. Preface. Acknowledgments. Selected Roman Emperors during Late Antiquity. Selected Persian Kings during Late Antiquity. Table of Significant Events. Glossary. List of Abbreviations. Introduction. 1. War and its Causes in Late Antiquity: An Overview. 2. The Evolution of the Late Roman Army: An Outline. 3. Ancient Sources for War and the Army in Late Antiquity: A Guide. 1. Emperors and Warfare. 1.1. Changing Patterns of Imperial Involvement in Warfare. 1.2. The Unchanging Ideology of Victory. 2. Military Loyalties and Civil War. 2.1. Retaining Soldiers' Loyalties. 2.2. Civil War and Military Unrest. 3. The Infrastructure of War. 3.1. Manpower. 3.2. Supplying the Army. 3.3. Fortifications. 4. The Economic Impact of War. 4.1. Economic Benefits of War. 4.2. Economic Costs of War. 5. The Experience of War. 5.1. Soldiers. 5.2. Urban Communities. 5.3. Rural Communities. 5.4. Women. 6. Soldiers and Society. 6.1. Soldiers and their Families. 6.2. Interaction between Military and Non-Military Elites. 6.3. Military-Civilian Interaction at Non-Elite Levels. 7. Army, Warfare, and Religion. 7.1. The Changing Religious Complexion of the Army. 7.2 The Army and Religious Policy. 7.3. A Christian Empire at War. Notes. Bibliography of Ancient Sources. Bibliography of Modern Works. Index of Ancient Sources. General Index

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