'A new insight into both Roman rule in Egypt and into Roman imperialism.' - Oxbow Book News'A very important book ... it can occupy its deserved place among those books which have significantly contributed to our understanding of Roman Egypt and the Roman army.' - Discussiona in Egyptology'A rare insight into the life of a Roman soldier the book is most informative, provocative and stimulating.' - Bibliotheca Orientalis

• List of maps, tables and figures, Preface, Abbreviations, 1 INTRODUCTION, 2 THE ARMY AND THE PROVINCE, 3 RECRUITMENT AND VETERAN SETTLEMENT, 4 THE LEGAL STATUS OF SOLDIERS AND VETERAN,S, 5 THE ARMY IN ACTION, 6 THE ARMY AND THE ECONOMY, 7 KARANIS: A VILLAGE IN EGYPT, 8 DIOCLETIAN AND AFTER, 9 CONCLUSION, APPENDIX 1: MILITARY UNITS, APPENDIX 2: THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF THE ARMY, Notes, Bibliography, Index

'A new insight into both Roman rule in Egypt and into Roman imperialism.' - Oxbow Book News'A very important book ... it can occupy its deserved place among those books which have significantly contributed to our understanding of Roman Egypt and the Roman army.' - Discussiona in Egyptology'A rare insight into the life of a Roman soldier the book is most informative, provocative and stimulating.' - Bibliotheca Orientalis

• List of maps, tables and figures, Preface, Abbreviations, 1 INTRODUCTION, 2 THE ARMY AND THE PROVINCE, 3 RECRUITMENT AND VETERAN SETTLEMENT, 4 THE LEGAL STATUS OF SOLDIERS AND VETERAN,S, 5 THE ARMY IN ACTION, 6 THE ARMY AND THE ECONOMY, 7 KARANIS: A VILLAGE IN EGYPT, 8 DIOCLETIAN AND AFTER, 9 CONCLUSION, APPENDIX 1: MILITARY UNITS, APPENDIX 2: THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF THE ARMY, Notes, Bibliography, Index