Malden (USA), Oxford (UK), Victoria (Australia): Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 2007. – 309 p. – (Ancient World at War).
ISBN: 978-0-631-22925-4 (hardcover: alk. paper)
ISBN: 978-0-631-22926-1 (pbk.: alk. paper)
List of Figures
List of Maps
List of Tables
Selected Roman Emperors during Late Antiquity
Selected Persian Kings during Late Antiquity
Table of Significant Events
List of Abbreviations
War and its Causes in Late Antiquity: An Overview
The Evolution of the Late Roman Army: An Outline
Ancient Sources for War and the Army in Late Antiquity: A Guide
Emperors and WarfareChanging Patterns of Imperial Involvement in Warfare
The Unchanging Ideology of Victory
Military Loyalties and Civil War
Retaining Soldiers’ Loyalties
Civil War and Military Unrest
The Infrastructure of WarManpower
Supplying the Army
Fortifications
The Economic Impact of WarEconomic Benefits of War
Economic Costs of War
The Experience of WarSoldiers
Urban Communities
Rural Communities
Women
Soldiers and SocietySoldiers and their Families
Interaction between Military and Non-Military Elites
Military–Civilian Interaction at Non-Elite Levels
Army, Warfare, and ReligionThe Changing Religious Complexion of the Army
The Army and Religious Policy
A Christian Empire at War
Notes
Bibliography of Ancient Sources
Bibliography of Modern Works
Index of Ancient Sources
General Index