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Isaac, Benjamin

THE LIMITS OF EMPIRE The Roman Army in the East Very Good in Very Good dust jacket

Clarendon Press, 1990

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Year of publication
1990
Author
Isaac, Benjamin
Publishers
Clarendon Press
Keyword
Pre-500 Europe History Used Books Special Features War & Defence, Operations Warfare & Defence Society, Politics & Philosophy History
Cover description
Very Good in Very Good dust jacket
Binding description
Hardcover ISBN 0198148917

Description

Book and Dustjacket has minor bumping. Light edgewear to DJ. ; For more than seven centuries most of the Near East was part of the Roman empire. Yet no work exists which explores the means by which an ancient power originating in the western Mediterranean could control such a vast and distant region. What was the impact of the army presence on the population of the provinces? How did Rome respond to the challenge posed by the desert and its nomadic population? Isaac here offers answers to these questions in the first comprehensive treatment of the Roman military presence in the Near East. Using both well-known and neglected sources, he reassesses the means by which Rome achieved and maintained its control over the region. His study, now revised and updated to reflect recent research findings, casts new light on an important issue which has far-reaching implications for the understanding of ancient and modern imperialism. ; 506 pages