Rome and its Frontiers: The Dynamics of Empire
Autor C. R. Whittakeren Limba Engleză Hardback – 12 feb 2004
This collection of ten important essays by C. R. Whittaker, engages with debates and controversies about the Roman frontiers and the concept of empire. Truly global in its focus, the book examines the social, political and cultural implications of the Roman frontiers in Africa, India, Britain, Europe, Asia and the Far East, and provides a comprehensive account of their significance.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780415312004
ISBN-10: 0415312000
Pagini: 256
Ilustrații: 2 Line drawings, black and white; 5 Illustrations, black and white
Dimensiuni: 156 x 234 x 32 mm
Greutate: 0.63 kg
Ediția:1
Editura: Taylor & Francis
Colecția Routledge
Locul publicării:Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN-10: 0415312000
Pagini: 256
Ilustrații: 2 Line drawings, black and white; 5 Illustrations, black and white
Dimensiuni: 156 x 234 x 32 mm
Greutate: 0.63 kg
Ediția:1
Editura: Taylor & Francis
Colecția Routledge
Locul publicării:Oxford, United Kingdom
Public țintă
Postgraduate and UndergraduateRecenzii
'[Whittaker's] thoughtful and insightful comments on frontiers are always worth reading, and the book therefore provides much to consider.' – Britannia
Cuprins
Chapter 1 Where are the Roman frontiers now?; Chapter 2 Grand Strategy, or just a grand debate?; Chapter 3 The importance of the invasions of the Later Roman Empire; Chapter 4 Mental maps and frontiers; Chapter 5 Supplying the army; Chapter 6 Sex on the frontiers; Chapter 7 ‘To reach out to India and pursue the dawn’; Chapter 8 Indian trade within the Roman imperial network; Chapter 9 Roman frontiers and european perceptions; Chapter 10 The use and abuse of immigrants in the Later Roman Empire;
Notă biografică
C.R. Whittaker is a fellow of Churchill College Cambridge, and a former University Lecturer in Ancient History at the University of Cambridge.
Descriere
This collection of essays on the frontiers of the Roman Empire, their physical significance and their relationship with the way the Romans viewed the world without and beyond the boundaries.