The daily life of the Roman army in the era of the empire

This book discusses various aspects and traditions of the daily life of the Roman army in the context of the social, political and cultural history of the Roman power of the 1st century. BC. e. - III century. n. e.
Army everyday life and holidays, various types of construction activities, administrative-police functions, official routes, exercises and training, everyday life and entertainment of Roman soldiers are highlighted in detail, and a material environment was recreated in which the military community existed and acted Internal and external social ties, family and interpersonal relations, legal and social status, income and privileges, corporate and group identity of the Roman military, a characteristic picture of the world, a system of values ​​and social psychology, religious beliefs.
For the presentation of all these aspects, along with literary and legal sources, certificates of inscriptions and papyrus, archaeological data, and visual monuments are widely used. When interpreting the materials of sources, the results of the latest studies on the history of the Roman military organization in the Principle era are taken into account