The War Economy of the Roman Republic (406-100 BCE)

The System that Built an Empire

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How did the Roman economy support the expansion of the Republic and play a crucial role in its success and rise from regional power in Central Italy to the dominant superpower of the Mediterranean world? To what extent did the intensification of the military efforts contribute to the growth of the Roman economy, and how did this happen? In The War Economy of the Roman Republic, Fabrizio Biglino examines the growth of the Roman army and its economic impact from the late fifth to the end of the second centuries BCE. By building an original interpretational framework, Biglino offers a new analysis of the interplay of warfare and the economy in the Republican period and, on a wider scale, the role of warfare in the development of pre-industrialised economies.
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2025
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Fabrizio Biglino obtained his Ph.D. in Classics and Ancient History at Royal Holloway, University of London in 2016. He has published several articles on the military history of the Roman Republic, the economic impact of the Roman army, the evolution of military service during the Republican period, and the Punic Wars.
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Introduction

1 Roman Military Payment

2 The Roman Army before the Hannibalic War
 1 Recruitment during the early Republic (c.450–338 BCE)
 2 Manpower and Recruitment
 3 The recruitment system of the third century
 4 Manpower in the third century

3 The Military and Economy Impact of the Hannibalic War
 1 From Ticinus to Iberia (218–215 BCE)
 2 The aftermath of Cannae
 3 The war of attrition: from Cannae to Capua (215–211 BCE)
 4 The final decade of the war (210–201 BCE)
 5 Military service during the Hannibalic War
 6 The Economic Impact of the Second Punic War
 7 Final remarks

4 The Army and the Mediterranean Expansion of the Republic
 1 The recruitment system of the second century
 2 Legions and manpower from 200 to 164 BCE
 3 Demographic impact of military service (200–164 BCE)
 4 The second half of the second century pt.1 (167–125 BCE)
 5 Burden of military service during the period of 167–125 BCE
 6 The second half of the second century pt.2 (125–100 BCE)

5 The Roman War Economy
 1 The Punic Wars and the beginning of the Roman war economy
 2 The Hannibalic War and Roman total war
 3 The second centuryBCE: the permanent war economy
 4 Final remarks: the “long peace” of the res publica and the war economy

6 The Neglected Workforce
 1 Slave ownership
 2 Roman women
 3 Minors
 4 Case studies
 5 Final remarks

7 Italy and the Roman War Economy
 1 The army and economy of the Roman Republic
 2 Direct contributions: military service and finding balance
 3 Colonization and the war economy
 4 Indirect contributions: the military market
 5 Roman villae
 6 Villae and the army
 7 Final remarks
 8 Appendix

Conclusions

Bibliography
Index
All who study the Roman army and its socio-economic impact during the Republican period.
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Publisher:
Brill
Language:
English
Pages:
xii, 327 pp.
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004714298

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