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084 _aonline - DeGruyter
100 1 _aTaylor, Michael J.
_eautore
245 1 0 _aSoldiers and Silver :
_bMobilizing Resources in the Age of Roman Conquest /
_cMichael J. Taylor.
264 1 _aAustin :
_bUniversity of Texas Press,
_c[2022]
264 4 _c©2020
300 _a1 online resource (256 p.)
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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505 0 0 _tFrontmatter --
_tContents --
_tAcknowledgments --
_tIntroduction --
_tPart I. Manpower --
_tChapter One Roman Manpower --
_tChapter Two Rival Manpower --
_tPart II. Finance --
_tChapter Three Roman Finance --
_tChapter Four Rival Finance --
_tConclusions --
_tAppendix: A Note on Ancient Demography --
_tNotes --
_tBibliography --
_tIndex
506 0 _arestricted access
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520 _aBy 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.
538 _aMode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
546 _aIn English.
588 0 _aDescription based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 27. Jan 2023)
650 0 _aFinance, Public
_zRome.
650 7 _aHISTORY / General.
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850 _aIT-RoAPU
856 4 0 _uhttps://doi.org/10.7560/321683
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781477321690
856 4 2 _3Cover
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