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01903aam a2200397 i 4500 001 3121797EE5A311E9B7B99A5997128E48 003 SILO 005 20191003010029 008 181101s2019 mduab b 001 0 eng c 010 $a 2018048626 020 $a 1421429861 020 $a 9781421429861 035 $a (OCoLC)1077573850 040 $a LBSOR/DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCO $d OCLCF $d YDX $d BDX $d YDX $d OCLCQ $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a ff----- $a aw----- $a ff----- 050 00 $a U35 $b .B69 2019 082 00 $a 355.00937 $2 23 100 1 $a Brand, Steele, $e author. 245 10 $a Killing for the republic : $b citizen-soldiers and the Roman way of war / $c Steele Brand. 264 1 $a Baltimore : $b Johns Hopkins University Press, $c [2019] 300 $a xix, 370 pages ; $c 24 cm 520 $a "This book describes how Rome conquered the world with citizen-soldiers. Like many expansionist states throughout history, Rome instilled something violent and vicious in its soldiers, making them more effective than their opponents. But unlike other civilizations, it did so with part-timers. The Romans perfected civic militarism in a way no other civilization has. It transformed average farmers into ambitious killers capable of conquering the Mediterranean"-- $c Provided by publisher. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 651 0 $a Rome $x Army. 651 0 $a Rome $x History, Military. 650 0 $a Military art and science $z Rome. 650 7 $a Armed Forces. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00814586 650 7 $a Military art and science. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01020874 651 7 $a Rome (Empire) $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01204885 655 7 $a Military history. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01411630 941 $a 2 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20191214015146.0 952 $l USUX851 $d 20191105025259.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=3121797EE5A311E9B7B99A5997128E48 994 $a 92 $b IWAInitiate Another SILO Locator Search