Armed Batavians : : use and significance of weaponry and horse gear from non-military contexts in the Rhine Delta (50 BC to AD 450) / / Johan Nicolay.

• Superior document: Amsterdam archaeological studies ; 11.
• VerfasserIn: Nicolay, Johan,
• Place / Publishing House: Amsterdam : : Amsterdam University Press,, 2007.
• Year of Publication: 2007
• Edition: First edition.
• Language: English
• Series: Amsterdam archaeological studies ; 11.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (x, 407 pages) :; digital, PDF file(s).
• Notes: Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 29 Jan 2021).
• Other title: Front matter --; Contents --; Preface --; 1. Introduction --; 2. Military equipment and horse gear: a survey --; 3. An analysis of the finds at the regional and site level --; 4. Production and symbolic imagery --; 5. Military equipment and the life cycle of a Roman soldier --; 6. Non-military use of weaponry and horse gear in urban and rural settlements --; 7. Warriors, soldiers and civilians. Use and significance of weaponry and horse gear in a changing socio-political context --; Abbreviations --; Bibliography --; Appendices 1-4 --; About the plates and the catalogue --; Plates
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (pages 260-284).
• ISBN: 1283334542; 9786613334541; 9048515793; 9789053562536
• Access: Open access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Johan Nicolay.

Using a life-cycle model for Roman soldiers, Johan Nicolay interprets the large quantity of first-century finds as personal memorabilia brought home by ex-soldiers as a reminder of their twenty-five years of service and a symbol of their newly-acquired veteran status. Underpinning Nicolay's research is an extensive inventory of militaria from urban centers, rural settlements, rivers, and graves-presented in nearly one hundred individual color plates. Introducing a considerable body of unpublished data, as well as offering a perspective on daily life in the northern frontier of the Roman Empire, this volume is a valuable addition to Roman military and material history.