Making of the Roman Army: From Republic to Empire

THE MAKING OF THE ROMAN ARMY explores how a small citizen militia guarding a village on the banks of the Tiber evolved into the professional Roman army. Lawrence Keppie pays particular attention to the transitional period between Republic & Empire - the time of Julius Caesar, Mark Antony, & Augustus. Keppie overcomes the traditional dichotomy between a historical view of the Republic & an archaeological approach to the Empire by making the most of the often overlooked archaeological evidence from the earlier years. With a new preface & an updated bibliography, this new edition is a comprehensive & well-documented survey of the evolution & growth of the Roman army. "This is an excellent book...that will instruct & delight the general reader & scholar alike."--HISTORY. "A thoughtful & well-written volume...Keppie provides an admirable description of the army which was molded by the second Punic War...[A] considerable achievement."--ANTIQUARIES JOURNAL. "The author uses his sources extremely well...Another strong point of the book is Keppie's carefully constructed analysis of the numbers & location of the legions in various periods...[T]he arguments are thoroughly convincing."--HISTORY: REVIEW OF NEW BOOKS. Lawrence Keppie is Reader in Roman Archaeology at the Hunterian Museum, Glasgow. He is the author of UNDERSTANDING ROMAN INSCRIPTIONS, SCOTLAND'S ROMAN REMAINS, & a forthcoming book on the army of Augustus.Keppie, Lawrence is the author of 'Making of the Roman Army: From Republic to Empire' with ISBN 9780389204473 and ISBN 0389204471.