Rome and its Frontiers: The Dynamics of Empire
Autor C. R. Whittakeren Limba Engleză Paperback – 8 sep 2008
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: 9780415486781
ISBN-10: 0415486785
Pagini: 256
Ilustrații: 5 b/w images and 2 line drawings
Dimensiuni: 156 x 234 x 18 mm
Greutate: 0.47 kg
Ediția:1
Editura: Taylor & Francis
Colecția Routledge
Locul publicării:Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN-10: 0415486785
Pagini: 256
Ilustrații: 5 b/w images and 2 line drawings
Dimensiuni: 156 x 234 x 18 mm
Greutate: 0.47 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
'[Whittaker's] thoughtful and insightful comments on frontiers are always worth reading, and the book therefore provides much to consider.' – Britannia
'Reflecting contemporary scholarship on the Roman frontiers, Whittaker, a noted specialist in the subject, brings together several essays that examine the “edges” of the empire ... most importantly, how our map-oriented perception of geography affects differs from that of the Romans, who lacked maps. An important contribution to frontier studies.' - The NYMAS Review, The New York Military Affairs Symposium
'[Whittaker's] thoughtful and insightful comments on frontiers are always worth reading, and the book therefore provides much to consider.' – Britannia
'Reflecting contemporary scholarship on the Roman frontiers, Whittaker, a noted specialist in the subject, brings together several essays that examine the “edges” of the empire ... most importantly, how our map-oriented perception of geography affects differs from that of the Romans, who lacked maps. An important contribution to frontier studies.' - The NYMAS Review, The New York Military Affairs Symposium
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.