05-13-2002, 11:05 AM
Salve,<br>
<br>
Auxiliary forces were not solely composed of mercenaries. Many troops fought as allies of the Roman state or were raised from foreign clients from powerful individuals. Even though the Italic <i> socii</i> disappear from the record after the gradual grant of citizenship to Italic allies after the Social War, other states and people continued to fight as allies rather than mercenaries. In modern publications it is usual to refer to the various auxiliary forces simply as <i> auxilia</i>, though the Roman vocabulary employed was much more varied. Most auxiliary forces were raised for the duration of a campaign and were disbanded when no longer needed, though a few units raised in the late republican era were eventually incorporated into the imperial army, the Germanic horse guard of Caesar for instance becoming the imperial cavalry guard.<br>
<br>
This publication deals with the civil war auxiliaries:<br>
<br>
Saddington, D.B., <i> The development of the Roman auxiliary forces from Caesar to Vespasian</i> (Harare 1982).<br>
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Regards,<br>
<br>
Sander van Dorst <p></p><i></i>
<br>
Auxiliary forces were not solely composed of mercenaries. Many troops fought as allies of the Roman state or were raised from foreign clients from powerful individuals. Even though the Italic <i> socii</i> disappear from the record after the gradual grant of citizenship to Italic allies after the Social War, other states and people continued to fight as allies rather than mercenaries. In modern publications it is usual to refer to the various auxiliary forces simply as <i> auxilia</i>, though the Roman vocabulary employed was much more varied. Most auxiliary forces were raised for the duration of a campaign and were disbanded when no longer needed, though a few units raised in the late republican era were eventually incorporated into the imperial army, the Germanic horse guard of Caesar for instance becoming the imperial cavalry guard.<br>
<br>
This publication deals with the civil war auxiliaries:<br>
<br>
Saddington, D.B., <i> The development of the Roman auxiliary forces from Caesar to Vespasian</i> (Harare 1982).<br>
<br>
Regards,<br>
<br>
Sander van Dorst <p></p><i></i>
