War and Society in Early Rome

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Focusing on early Roman warfare, this book offers a fresh interpretation by integrating literary traditions with archaeological findings. It challenges the anachronistic views of late republican historians like Livy and Dionysius of Halicarnassus, examining behavioral patterns in literature and archaeology. The author reconstructs the fundamental structure of Roman society and re-contextualizes it within existing traditions. This work is essential for scholars and students interested in the regal and republican periods of Roman history and warfare.