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Chapter 3 - Manpower and Money

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 September 2020

A. D. Lee
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University of Nottingham
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This chapter examines the practical matter of resources in war-making, both human and material. The first half assesses recruitment practices across the course of Roman history, especially the role of conscription and compulsion, and then the changing size of military forces through time and its likely demographic impact. Consideration is also given to the logistical implications of the size of campaign armies. The second half focuses on the financial costs of maintaining the armed forces in the different periods of Roman history, before turning to the financial benefits of warfare, including booty, indemnities, territory and taxes – as well as the material costs of defeat. The quantitative dimension of all these subjects means that much of the discussion concerns the limitations of the extant evidence.

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Print publication year: 2020

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  • Manpower and Money
  • A. D. Lee, University of Nottingham
  • Book: Warfare in the Roman World
  • Online publication: 04 September 2020
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781139013680.006
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  • Manpower and Money
  • A. D. Lee, University of Nottingham
  • Book: Warfare in the Roman World
  • Online publication: 04 September 2020
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781139013680.006
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  • Manpower and Money
  • A. D. Lee, University of Nottingham
  • Book: Warfare in the Roman World
  • Online publication: 04 September 2020
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781139013680.006
Available formats
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