Author: Arthur Edward Romilly BOAKPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Manpower Shortage and the Fall of the Roman Empire in the West. (The Jerome Lectures. Third Series.).
Author: Arthur Edward Romilly BOAKPublisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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The Grand Strategy of the Roman Empire
Author: Edward N. LuttwakPublisher: JHU Press
ISBN: 1421419467
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 246
Book Description
A newly updated edition of this classic, hugely influential account of how the Romans defended their vast empire. At the height of its power, the Roman Empire encompassed the entire Mediterranean basin, extending much beyond it from Britain to Mesopotamia, from the Rhine to the Black Sea. Rome prospered for centuries while successfully resisting attack, fending off everything from overnight robbery raids to full-scale invasion attempts by entire nations on the move. How were troops able to defend the Empire’s vast territories from constant attacks? And how did they do so at such moderate cost that their treasury could pay for an immensity of highways, aqueducts, amphitheaters, city baths, and magnificent temples? In The Grand Strategy of the Roman Empire, seasoned defense analyst Edward N. Luttwak reveals how the Romans were able to combine military strength, diplomacy, and fortifications to effectively respond to changing threats. Rome’s secret was not ceaseless fighting, but comprehensive strategies that unified force, diplomacy, and an immense infrastructure of roads, forts, walls, and barriers. Initially relying on client states to buffer attacks, Rome moved to a permanent frontier defense around 117 CE. Finally, as barbarians began to penetrate the empire, Rome filed large armies in a strategy of “defense-in-depth,” allowing invaders to pierce Rome’s borders. This updated edition has been extensively revised to incorporate recent scholarship and archeological findings. A new preface explores Roman imperial statecraft. This illuminating book remains essential to both ancient historians and students of modern strategy.
From Constantine to Charlemagne
Author: Neil ChristiePublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1351935569
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 619
Book Description
This book offers an overview of the archaeological and structural evidence for one of the most vital periods of Italian history, spanning the late Roman and early medieval periods. The chronological scope covers the adoption of Christianity and the emergence of Rome as the seat of Western Christendom, the break-up of the Roman west in the face of internal decay and the settlement of non-Romans and Germanic groups, the impact of Germanic and Byzantine rule on Italy until the rise of Charlemagne and of a Papal State in the later eighth century. Presenting a detailed review and analysis of recent discoveries by archaeologists, historians, art historians, numismatists and architectural historians, Neil Christie identifies the changes brought about by the Church in town and country, the level of change within Italy under Rome before and after occupation by Ostrogoths, Byzantines and Lombards, and reviews wider changes in urbanism, rural exploitation and defence. The emphasis is on human settlement on its varied levels - town, country, fort, refuge - and the assessment of how these evolved and the changes that impacted on them. Too long neglected as a 'Dark Age', this book helps to further illuminate this fascinating and dynamic period of European history.
Michigan Alumnus Quarterly Review
Author: Publisher: UM Libraries
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 414
Book Description
Includes section: "Some Michigan books."
Bulletin
Author: American Anthropological AssociationPublisher:
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Category : Anthropology
Languages : en
Pages : 132
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Economics Library Selections
Author: Economics Library Selections
Author: University of Pittsburgh. Department of EconomicsPublisher:
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Category : Economic history
Languages : en
Pages : 380
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Monographic Series
Author: Library of CongressPublisher:
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Category : Monographic series
Languages : en
Pages : 886
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