Table of Contents
Acknowledgements vi
Preface vii
Part 1 Introduction to Warfare during the Roman Republic 1
The Army of the Roman Republic 3
From Republic to Empire 3
The Roman Legion, Early Third Century BC to Late First Century BC 5
Manipular Legion, c. 299-105 BC 6
The Ala 7
Cohortal Legion, c. 105-31 BC 8
Command Structure of the Republican-era Legion 10
Battlefield Tactics 11
The Castra: The Legionary Camp 14
The Navy of the Roman Republic 17
The Ancient Sources 20
The Reliability of Ancient Sources 20
Note Regarding Battlefield Numbers 22
Ancient Authors and Their Works Relevant to this Study 22
Part 2 Battles of the Roman Republic 29
Alphabetical and Chronological Lists of Battles 31
Alphabetical List of Battles 31
Chronological List of Battles 31
Battles of the Roman Republic, 498-31 BC 42
Notes 289
Bibliography 294
Index 297