TY - BOOK AU - Haynes,Ian P. TI - Blood of the provinces: the Roman auxilia and the making of provincial society from Augustus to the Severans SN - 9780199655342 (hbk.) U1 - 355.00937 23 PY - 2013/// CY - Oxford PB - Oxford University Press KW - Rome KW - Army KW - History, Military KW - Social conditions KW - History KW - Empire, 30 B.C.-284 A.D N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 383-420) and index; Introduction: blood of the provinces -- The formative years: from the late republic to the death of Tiberius -- "Together under the name of Romans": the Auxilia from Claudius to Trajan -- A new provincialism: Hadrian and the Antonine revolutions -- Shifting fortunes: the Auxilia under the Severans -- The captive body: individual recruitment -- Geopolitics: how Rome selectively exploited the manpower of the provinces -- Recruitment and the limits of localism -- Ethnic exceptionalism? examining "special" recruitment practices -- Military service and the urban experience -- Incorporation through routine: the power of everyday life -- Sacred space and sacred time in the Auxilia -- Centralizing cult -- Distinct cult communities within the Auxilia -- Armoury of the Bricoleur? The disparate origins of auxiliary equipment -- Status, competition, and military adornment -- Between Roman and barbarian: auxiliary soldiers on the battlefield -- Disarming ethnicity? "Ethnic" fighting traditions in the Alae and Cohortes -- The spoken word -- The written word -- Veterani and other veterans -- Conclusion: embodying Rome ER -