RomanArmyTalk

Hello,

I am trying to find out the sources that would tell me during the 150-100 BC time period how many different legions existed at a year, where they were localized and for what reason, ie. Fighting in N. Africa during Jugurthine War, Occupation Duty/Quelling Rebellion in Cisalpine Gaul, etc.

I understand that few if any original sources would list this as I want it. However, has any military historian since pieced this all together and come up with an idea? Any ideas who to read to find out?

gratia,

Nathan Rosenstein has that for early -II, but I don't think we have a continuous narrative for the period you are asking about. So I'm not sure if the data for such a list exists.

The book you want (at least as an invaluable starting point) is Peter Brunt's Italian Manpower 225 BC-AD 14 (Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1971). Brunt's work includes detailed surveys of what Roman (and Italian) forces were doing, and where, throughout the period.

The book itself is quite expensive (200 GBP upwards, I should probably sell my copy!), but there seems to be a full text copy online at questia.com (a subscription site but you can, I think, get a free trial): http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=115983318

blue skies

Tom

Wonderful book, but I have no idea where Questia's pricing is on their site. How much is it?

Cheaper copies but still a bit eye-watering hock:

http://www.abebooks.co.uk/servlet/Search...n+Manpower

Thanks for the heads up about P.A. Brunt's book. I will try to find it at the local college library, they report having it but its checked out now.

Again, many thanks.