[PDF.65uf] Rome and the Enemy: Imperial Strategy in the Principate

Rome and the Enemy: Imperial Strategy in the Principate

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 | #1653220 in Books |  2002-12-02 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  9.00 x.75 x6.00l,.95 | File type: PDF | 277 pages

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||2 of 2 people found the following review helpful.| Interesting exploration of Roman geopolitics|By Marc and Susan Osborne|Mattern's book is an argument that Roman imperial policy during the Principate was motivated primarily by Roman concepts of honor rather than modern geopolitical considerations such as profit or the need for defensible borders; she compares the Romans to gangsters, whose power depends on the perception of th| |"The book is as well written as it is well informed, and historians who are interested in the nature of imperial power, in any period, will find it valuable."--David Potter, "Journal of Interdisciplinary History"|About the Author

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. From this evidence, Susan P. Mattern reevaluates the roots, motivations, and goals of Roman imperial foreign policy especially as that policy related to warfare. In a major reinterpretation of the sources, ...

You can specify the type of files you want, for your device.Rome and the Enemy: Imperial Strategy in the Principate   |  Susan P. Mattern. A good, fresh read, highly recommended.

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