Supply of the Roman legionaries in the II–III century AD at Novae (Moesia Inferior) and Chersonesos in Taurica
| Autor: | Yelena Yur'yevna Klenina |
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| Jazyk: | German<br />English<br />Russian |
| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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| Zdroj: | Античная древность и средние века, Vol 42, Iss 0, Pp 27-37 (2019) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 0320-4472 2687-0398 |
| Popis: | Supply of the army along the frontiers of the Roman Empire is a subject of interest of many historians. Emperor and government officials formed strategy of supply of the Roman army. To maintain efficiency of the army and loyalty to authorities, the Roman emperors took a special interest in needs of the military. Therefore Roman soldiers were better supplied than civilians. However the military did not receive products of the exceptional quality. The policy of supply with necessary goods was enough flexible and took into account the size of garrison, and a place of its location. More often, legionaries received foodstuffs from the sources typical of certain area. The main foodstuff of the Roman soldiers were always grain, posca, olive oil or its substitute, and, of course, meat. Products arrived by the way of taxes, and requisitions during military actions or were brought from inhabitants at fixed prices during peacetime. Important source of supply of legionaries was production on military areas (territorium or prata). Supply sources of the main categories of products were of local or regional origin. |
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