The Roman eastern frontier and the Persian Wars / / Compiled and edited by Michael H. Dodgeon and Samuel N.C. Lieu

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910783153903321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London : , : Routledge, , 1991-2002
• ISBN: 1-134-75645-3; 1-134-75646-1; 1-280-11232-8; 0-203-99454-X
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (406 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): DodgeonMichael H. <1944->; LieuSamuel N. C; GreatrexGeoffrey
• Disciplina: 937/.08
• Soggetti: Romans - Middle East; Rome Military relations Iran; Rome History Empire, 30 B.C.-476 A.D; Rome Foreign relations Byzantine Empire; Iran Military relations Rome; Iran History To 640; Italy History 476-774; Byzantine Empire History To 527; Byzantine Empire History 527-1081; Byzantine Empire Foreign relations Rome
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Pt. 2 edited and compiled by Geoffrey Greatrex and Samuel N.C. Lieu.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: BOOK COVER; TITLE; COPYRIGHT; CONTENTS; 1 The Peace of Jovian and its aftermath in Mesopotamia (363-399; 2 The evolution of the north-east frontier (363-399); 3 The Mesopotamian frontier in the fifth century; 4 The north-east frontier in the fifth century; 5 The Anastasian War and its aftermath (502-525); 6 Justinian's First Persian War and the Eternal Peace (c.525-540); 7 Justinian's Second Persian War: the southern front (540-545); 8 Justinian's Second Persian War: the northern front (540-562); 9 Justinian's Second Persian War: diplomatic ; relations (545-562); 10 The failure of the Peace of 562 (562-573)11 The war under Tiberius (574-582); 12 The reign of Maurice (582-602); 13 The Persian takeover of the Near East (602-622); 14 The Roman recovery under Heraclius (622-630); 15 The Khuzistan Chronicle (first part); 16 The evidence of epigraphy: the eastern frontier (363-630); Notes; Bibliography; Index of sources
• Sommario/riassunto: Late Antiquity was an eventful period on the eastern frontier of the Roman empire. From the failure of the Emperor Julian's invasion of Persia in 363 AD to the overwhelming victory of the Emperor Heraclius in 628, the Romans and Persians were engaged in almost constant conflict.This book, sequel to the volume covering the years 226-363 AD, provides translations of key texts on relations between the opposing sides, taken from a wide range of sources. Many have never before been available in a modern language, and all are fully set in context with expert commentary and extensive annotation.