Armed Batavians

• Preface

• 1
• Introduction

• 1.1
• Background, objectives and development of the research

• 1.2
• Geographical context and specific characteristics of the research region

• 1.3
• 'Military' and 'civilian' during the Roman period

• 2
• Military Equipment and Horse Gear: A Survey

• 2.1
• Miltary equipment

• 2.2
• Horse gear

• 2.3
• Phasing and historical context

• 3
• An Analysis of the Finds at the Regional and Site Level

• 3.1
• Chronological analysis

• 3.2
• Geographical analysis

• 3.3
• Composition and spatial distribution at the site level

• 3.4
• Conclusion

• 4
• Production and Symbolic Imagery

• 4.1
• The production of weaponry and horse gear

• 4.2
• Decoration and symbolism

• 4.3
• Conclusion

• 5
• Military Equipment and the Life Cycle of a Roman Soldier

• 5.1
• The life cycle of a Roman soldier

• 5.2
• Use of weaponry and horse gear during the life of a soldier

• 5.3
• Types of social use in the different non-military contexts

• 5.4
• Conclusion

• 6
• Non-Military Use of Weaponry and Horse Gear in Urban and Rural Settlements

• 6.1
• The bearing of arms by non-soldiers

• 6.2
• Military-civilian use of the cingulum and baldric

• 6.3
• Non-miltary uses of horse gear

• 6.4
• Conclusion

• 7
• Warriors, Soldiers, and Civilians. Use and Significance of Weaponry and Horse Gear in a Changing Socio-Political Context

• 7.1
• The pre-Roman situation: the importance of warriorship

• 7.2
• Consequences of the Roman takeover: continuity and discontinuity of late Iron Age traditions

• 7.3
• A 'civilian lifestyle' at the imperial frontier

• 7.4
• 'Germanic' newcomers and a revival of marital values?

• 7.5
• Conclusion Abbreviations

• Bibliogaphy

• Appendices 1-4

• About the plates and the catalogue

• Plates 1-96