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Soldiers and Silver

- Mobilizing Resources in the Age of Roman Conquest
Af: Michael J. Taylor Engelsk Paperback

Soldiers and Silver

- Mobilizing Resources in the Age of Roman Conquest
Af: Michael J. Taylor Engelsk Paperback
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By the middle of the second century BCE, after nearly one hundred years of warfare, Rome had exerted its control over the entire Mediterranean world, forcing the other great powers of the region—Carthage, Macedonia, Egypt, and the Seleucid empire—to submit militarily and financially. But how, despite its relative poverty and its frequent numerical disadvantage in decisive battles, did Rome prevail? Michael J. Taylor explains this surprising outcome by examining the role that manpower and finances played, providing a comparative study that quantifies the military mobilizations and tax revenues for all five powers. Though Rome was the poorest state, it enjoyed the largest military mobilization, drawing from a pool of citizens, colonists, and allies, while its wealthiest adversaries failed to translate revenues into large or successful armies. Taylor concludes that state-level extraction strategies were decisive in the warfare of the period, as states with high conscription and low taxation raised larger, more successful armies than those that primarily sought to maximize taxation. Comprehensive and detailed, Soldiers and Silver offers a new and sophisticated perspective on the political dynamics and economies of these ancient Mediterranean empires.
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By the middle of the second century BCE, after nearly one hundred years of warfare, Rome had exerted its control over the entire Mediterranean world, forcing the other great powers of the region—Carthage, Macedonia, Egypt, and the Seleucid empire—to submit militarily and financially. But how, despite its relative poverty and its frequent numerical disadvantage in decisive battles, did Rome prevail? Michael J. Taylor explains this surprising outcome by examining the role that manpower and finances played, providing a comparative study that quantifies the military mobilizations and tax revenues for all five powers. Though Rome was the poorest state, it enjoyed the largest military mobilization, drawing from a pool of citizens, colonists, and allies, while its wealthiest adversaries failed to translate revenues into large or successful armies. Taylor concludes that state-level extraction strategies were decisive in the warfare of the period, as states with high conscription and low taxation raised larger, more successful armies than those that primarily sought to maximize taxation. Comprehensive and detailed, Soldiers and Silver offers a new and sophisticated perspective on the political dynamics and economies of these ancient Mediterranean empires.
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Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 256
ISBN-13: 9781477330777
Indbinding: Paperback
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ISBN-10: 1477330771
Kategori: Ancient Rome
Udg. Dato: 3 dec 2024
Længde: 18mm
Bredde: 228mm
Højde: 152mm
Forlag: University of Texas Press
Oplagsdato: 3 dec 2024
Forfatter(e): Michael J. Taylor
Forfatter(e) Michael J. Taylor

Kategori Ancient Rome

ISBN-13 9781477330777

Sprog Engelsk

Indbinding Paperback

Sider 256

Udgave

Længde 18mm

Bredde 228mm

Højde 152mm

Udg. Dato 3 dec 2024

Oplagsdato 3 dec 2024

Forlag University of Texas Press

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