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Barbarians within the gates of Rome : a study of Roman military policy and the barbarians, ca. 375-425 A.D. / Thomas S. Burns.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Burns, Thomas S. (Thomas Samuel), 1945-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Germanic peoples--Employment.
- Germanic peoples.
- Rome--Army--Recruiting, enlistment, etc.
- Rome.
- Rome (Empire).
- Armies.
- Rome--History, Military--30 B.C.-476 A.D.
- History, Military.
- Physical Description:
- xxi, 417 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Bloomington : Indiana University Press, [1994]
- Summary:
- This book is designed to explain when, how, and why the Romans began a policy of allowing large, unified, and potentially troublesome groups of barbarians onto Roman soil. It is also a study in the Roman decision-making processes that resulted from the flow of local and regional information up the chain and the corresponding strategic decisions moving downward through the administrative hierarchies.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0253312884
- OCLC:
- 30624590
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