Information and Frontiers - Roman Foreign Relations in Late Antiquity

List of contents

Preface; Chronological list of selected Roman emperors (early third to early seventh century); Chronolocial list of Sasanian kings (2205-628); Maps; List of abbreviations; Introduction; Part I. Contexts: 1. The protagonists; 2. At the interface: the frontier regions; Part II. Information and Uncertainty: 3. Background knowledge and assumptions; 4. Strategic intelligence; Part III. Sources of Information: 5. Diffusion of information; 6. Information-gathering; Select bibliography; Index of sources; General index.

Summary

During late antiquity the Roman empire faced serious threats from the peoples to the east and to the north. This book is concerned with the role played by information and intelligence in the empire's relations with these peoples, how well-informed about them the empire was, and how such information was acquired.

Product details

• Authors: Lee A. D., A. D. Lee, Lee A. D.
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 27.08.1993
• EAN: 9780521392563
• ISBN: 978-0-521-39256-3
• No. of pages: 236
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Europe, European History, prehistory, HISTORY / Ancient / Rome, HISTORY / Europe / General, Ancient Rome, Ancient History, Ancient history: to c 500 CE, BCE to c 500 CE, BCE period – Protohistory