Fabrizio Biglino obtained his Ph.D. in Classics and Ancient History at Royal Holloway, University of London in 2016. He has published several articles on the military history of the Roman Republic, the economic impact of the Roman army, the evolution of military service during the Republican period, and the Punic Wars.

• List of Maps, Tables, and GraphsIntroduction1 Roman Military Payment2 The Roman Army before the Hannibalic War1 Recruitment during the early Republic (c.450–338 BCE)2 Manpower and Recruitment3 The recruitment system of the third century4 Manpower in the third century3 The Military and Economy Impact of the Hannibalic War1 From Ticinus to Iberia (218–215 BCE)2 The aftermath of Cannae3 The war of attrition: from Cannae to Capua (215–211 BCE)4 The final decade of the war (210–201 BCE)5 Military service during the Hannibalic War6 The Economic Impact of the Second Punic War7 Final remarks4 The Army and the Mediterranean Expansion of the Republic1 The recruitment system of the second century2 Legions and manpower from 200 to 164 BCE3 Demographic impact of military service (200–164 BCE)4 The second half of the second century pt.1 (167–125 BCE)5 Burden of military service during the period of 167–125 BCE6 The second half of the second century pt.2 (125–100 BCE)5 The Roman War Economy1 The Punic Wars and the beginning of the Roman war economy2 The Hannibalic War and Roman total war3 The second centuryBCE: the permanent war economy4 Final remarks: the “long peace” of the res publica and the war economy6 The Neglected Workforce1 Slave ownership2 Roman women3 Minors4 Case studies5 Final remarks7 Italy and the Roman War Economy1 The army and economy of the Roman Republic2 Direct contributions: military service and finding balance3 Colonization and the war economy4 Indirect contributions: the military market5 Roman villae6 Villae and the army7 Final remarks8 AppendixConclusionsBibliographyIndex