Rome and its frontiers : the dynamics of change /
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.
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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London ; New York :
Routledge,
2004.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of illustrations; Preface and acknowledgements; Where are the Roman frontiers now?: an introduction; Grand strategy, or just a grand debate?; The importance of the invasions in the Later Roman Empire: can historians be trusted?; Mental maps and frontiers: seeing like a Roman; Supplying the army: the evidence from the frontier fort of Vindolanda; Sex on the frontiers; 'To reach out to India and pursue the dawn': the Roman view of India; Indian trade within the Roman imperial network; Roman frontiers and European perceptions.