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Rome and the enemy : imperial strategy in the principate
De Gruyter University of California Press eBook-Package Archive Pre-2000 Available online
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- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Mattern, Susan P.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Rome--History--Empire, 30 B.C.-284 A.D.-- Historiography.
- Rome--History--Empire, 30 B.C.-284 A.D--Historiography.
- Rome.
- Rome--History, Military--30 B.C.-476 A.D.
- Rome--Military policy.
- Rome--Foreign relations--30 B.C.-284 A.D.
- Local Subjects:
- Rome--History--Empire, 30 B.C.-284 A.D.-- Historiography.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (283 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Berkeley : University of California Press, 1999.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- How did the Romans build and maintain one of the most powerful and stable empires in the history of the world? This illuminating book draws on the literature, especially the historiography, composed by the members of the elite who conducted Roman foreign affairs.
- Contents:
- Maps and Illustrations; Preface; Note on Abbreviations; Roman Emperors, 31 b.c.-a.d. 238; 1. Introduction: The Decision-Making Elite; 2. The Image of the World; 3. Strategy; 4. Income and Expenditure; 5. Values; Epilogue: Carthage Must Be Destroyed; References; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- ISBN:
- 9780520929708
- 0520929705
- 9781597348782
- 1597348783
- OCLC:
- 475927877
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