Commanders and Command in the Roman Republic and Early Empire

“[A] well-researched and fascinating study.” — CHOICE

“Leads to a bold rethinking of the early Republican period.” — American Historical Review

“Present[s] a balanced and innovative argument. The scale and detail of his analyses are impressive, and the conclusions he reaches will repay careful reflection.” — Michigan War Studies Review

“Drogula has mastered a vast array of ancient and modern literature and his overarching vision of provincial command as a fluid and complex concept that developed over time is refreshing.” — Bryn Mawr Classical Review

“A lucid and well-argued examination of Roman commanders and their authority.... [Commanders and Command in the Roman Republic and Early Empire] also presents strong and welcome challenges to several basic assumptions about Roman magistrates and the concepts upon which their authority was grounded.” — H-Net Reviews

“Drogula’s erudite study constitutes an important and stimulating contribution on a major aspect of Roman Republican history which has long provoked debate.” — Journal of Roman Sudies

“Drogula explores what our surviving sources can tell us about how the Roman concept of ‘command’ emerged.”—NYMAS Review

“This book comes at a very timely moment, weighing in on an international research debate that clusters around some of the most basic assumptions about Republican Rome. Well argued and balanced, Commanders and Command in the Roman Republic and Early Empire is a true scholarly achievement. The book presents a notable challenge to previous understandings of Roman history.” — Hans Beck, McGill University