About this Book

The first book to focus on the social impact of warfare and theRoman army in Late Antiquity.

• Explores the implications of war and the army in a broad rangeof areas encompassing politics, the economy, and social life
• Pays particular attention to the experience of war from theperspective of
  non-combatants
• Investigates the religious dimension of military life and therole of the army in implementing religious policy
• Approaches familiar subjects from new perspectives, offeringnovel insights into the many facets of late Roman history