Brice Lee L., Greene Elizabeth M. (eds.) Women and the Army in the Roman Empire

Cambridge University Press, 2024. — 360 p.- The first volume to provide a sustained and comprehensive treatment of women and the Roman army
- Employs archaeological and textual evidence and incorporates work by a range of scholars to provide a variety of perspectives
- Significantly advances discussion of women and the Roman army by examining social roles rather than simply the presence of women in military spacesThe presence of women in Roman military contexts has been established beyond doubt by scholars in recent decades. Nevertheless, very little sustained attention has been paid to who these women were, how they fit into the fabric of settlements, and what their contributions were to these communities. This volume offers new insights into the associations, activities, and social roles of women in the context of the Roman army, emphasizing the tangible evidence for the lived realities of women and families at different social levels. The various chapters adopt dynamic perspectives and shed new light on archaeological and historical evidence to provide novel conclusions about women's lives in antiquity. Histories of the Roman army can no longer ignore the women who lived and worked in its midst and histories of Roman women must acknowledge their important military role.Contributors: Lee L. Brice, Elizabeth M. Greene, Georgia Tsouvala, Sara E. Phang, Alexandra W. Busch, Penelope M. Allison, Tatiana Ivleva, Lien Foubert, Julie Langford, Christina Hotalen, Conor Whately.Lee L. Brice is Distinguished University Professor of History at Western Illinois University. He is the co-editor of Brill's Companion to Diet and Logistics in Greek and Roman Warfare (2023), editor of New Approaches to Greek and Roman Warfare (2020), Series Editor of Warfare in the Ancient Mediterranean World, and Senior Editor for Research Perspectives: Ancient History.Elizabeth M. Greene is Associate Professor and Canada Research Chair of Roman Archaeology at the University of Western Ontario. She has been part of the excavation and research team at Vindolanda since 2002 and has published extensively on Vindolanda, the Roman army, and the role of women in its communities.