Table of Contents

List of maps, tables and figures, Preface, Abbreviations, 1 INTRODUCTION, 2 THE ARMY AND THE PROVINCE, 3 RECRUITMENT AND VETERAN SETTLEMENT, 4 THE LEGAL STATUS OF SOLDIERS AND VETERAN,S, 5 THE ARMY IN ACTION, 6 THE ARMY AND THE ECONOMY, 7 KARANIS: A VILLAGE IN EGYPT, 8 DIOCLETIAN AND AFTER, 9 CONCLUSION, APPENDIX 1: MILITARY UNITS, APPENDIX 2: THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF THE ARMY, Notes, Bibliography, Index

About the Author

Richard Alston

Reviews

'A new insight into both Roman rule in Egypt and into Roman imperialism.' - Oxbow Book News

'A very important book ... it can occupy its deserved place among those books which have significantly contributed to our understanding of Roman Egypt and the Roman army.' - Discussiona in Egyptology

'A rare insight into the life of a Roman soldier the book is most informative, provocative and stimulating.' - Bibliotheca Orientalis