LEADER 00000nim a22004815a 4500 003 MWT 005 20211229113221.1 006 m o h 007 sz zunnnnnuned 007 cr nnannnuuuua 008 211207s2021 xxunnn es i n eng d 020 9781666136111 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) 020 1666136115 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) 029 https://d2snwnmzyr8jue.cloudfront.net/ ttm_9781666136111_180.jpeg 028 42 MWT14631806 037 14631806|bMidwest Tape, LLC|nhttp://www.midwesttapes.com 040 Midwest|erda 082 04 355.00937|223 099 eAudiobook hoopla 099 eAudiobook hoopla 100 1 de la Bedoyere, Guy. 245 10 Gladius :|bLiving, Fighting and Dying in the Roman Army |h[Hoopla electronic resource] /|cde la Bedoyere, Guy. 250 Unabridged. 264 1 [United States] :|bTantor Media, Inc.,|c2021. 264 2 |bMade available through hoopla 300 1 online resource (1 audio file (15hr., 28 min.)) : |bdigital. 336 spoken word|bspw|2rdacontent 337 computer|bc|2rdamedia 338 online resource|bcr|2rdacarrier 344 digital|hdigital recording|2rda 347 data file|2rda 506 Digital content provided by hoopla. 511 1 Read by Piers Hampton. 520 The Roman army was the greatest fighting machine in the ancient world. More than that, it was the single largest organization in Western antiquity, taking in members from all classes, from senators to freed slaves. The Roman Empire depended on its army not just to win its wars, defend its frontiers, and control the seas, but to act as the very engine of the state. In Gladius, Guy de la Bedoyere takes us straight to the heart of what it meant to be a part of the Roman army. Rather than a history of the army itself, or a guide to military organization and fighting methods, this book is a ground-level recreation of what it was like to be a soldier in the army that made the empire. Surveying numerous aspects of life in the Roman army between 264 BCE and 337 CE, Gladius draws not only on the words of famed Roman historians, but also those of the soldiers themselves, as recorded in their religious dedications, tombstones, and even private letters and graffiti. By illuminating the history of one organization that reflected all corners of the Roman world, gives us a portrait of an ancient society that is unprecedented in both its broad sweep and gritty intimacy. 538 Mode of access: World Wide Web. 650 0 Soldiers|zRome|xHistory. 650 0 Military art and science|zRome. 651 0 Rome|xArmy. 651 0 Rome|xHistory, Military. 700 1 Hampton, Piers. 710 2 hoopla digital. 856 40 |uhttps://www.hoopladigital.com/title/ 14631806?utm_source=MARC|zInstantly available on hoopla. 856 42 |zCover image|uhttps://d2snwnmzyr8jue.cloudfront.net/ ttm_9781666136111_180.jpeg