Rome and its frontiers : the dynamics of change / / C.R. Whittaker

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910824237003321
• Autore: Whittaker C. R
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 2004
• ISBN: 1-134-38412-2; 0-203-34788-9; 1-134-38413-0; 1-280-07639-9; 0-203-47631-X
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (257 p.)
• Disciplina: 911/.37
• Soggetti: Rome Boundaries
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 219-242) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Rome and its Frontiers: The Dynamics of Empire; Copyright; Contents; List of Illustrations; Preface and acknowledgements; 1. Where are the Roman frontiers now?: an introduction; 2. Grand strategy, or just a grand debate?; 3. The importance of the invasions in the Later Roman Empire: can historians be trusted?; 4. Mental maps and frontiers: seeing like a Roman; 5. Supplying the army: the evidence from the frontier fort of Vindolanda; 6. Sex on the frontiers; 7. 'To reach out to India and pursue the dawn': the Roman view of India; 8. Indian trade within the Roman imperial network; 9. Roman frontiers and European perceptions10. The use and abuse of immigrants in the Later Roman Empire; Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Do the Romans have anything to teach us about the way that they saw the world, and the way they ran their empire? How did they deal with questions of frontiers and migration, so often in the news today?This collection of ten important essays by C. R. Whittaker, engages with debates and controversies about the Roman frontiers and the concept of empire. Truly global in its focus, the book examines the social, political and cultural implications of the Roman frontiers in Africa, India, Britain, Europe, Asia and the Far East, and provides a comprehensive account of their significance.