The Army

Question 1

army and politics

Answer 1

3 elements - for different social classes, ranks etc
idea of enjoying war- opportunity for promotion
no support for injured veterans
power of troops- emperor had to be seen to be in control
mass rewards for regiments etc rather than individuals
emperors understand importance of soldiers, emperors come from high ranks of army
idea than shouldnt be more than one legion in a province

Question 2

identity

Answer 2

institutional survival and continuity and professional fighting force
continued until 6th/7th C. AD
dressed differently to citizens
never took off military belt
armies of occupation
veterans often called back in times of crisis

Question 3

Army developments

Answer 3

camps/ fortresses/ towns / defenses
frontier client king relations 
western expansion 
wooden towers in rhineland 
walls in britain 
idea of the purpose of frontier forces

Question 4

Frontier installations

Answer 4

importance of towns to house soldiers
idea of explosion of military architecture
ease of set up of camps
permanent camps established after conquering an area
some reconstructed in stone
virtually un-epigraphic force
new higher walls etc

Question 5

Frontier developments

Answer 5

climactic differences
east - more open with alliances/client kings and standing armies
change in tactic, not expansion but securing of borders
borders and towers etc never seen before in history
benefits of landscape eg danube
vallum- ditch which seperates hadrians wall / militarised zone from rest of england
no provincial uniformity - try different things to see what works in specific conditions

Question 6

Sources

Answer 6

caesars campaigns in gaul - biased 
archaeology in provinces eg coin hoards 
inscriptions - not many 
lots of literary sources go on campaign eg Dio 
Agricola - written on campaign