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Book Frontiers of the Roman Empire    Slovakia

Download or read book Frontiers of the Roman Empire Slovakia written by David John Breeze and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Frontiers of the Roman Empire  Slovakia

Download or read book Frontiers of the Roman Empire Slovakia written by David J. Breeze and published by Archaeopress Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2022-06-23 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Slovakia was situated at the edge of the classical world but still was a close neighbour of the Roman Empire. The Roman influence left distinct traces not only at the territories along the frontier but also in its broader fore field.

Book Frontiers of the Roman Empire  Slovakia

Download or read book Frontiers of the Roman Empire Slovakia written by David J. Breeze and published by Archaeopress Archaeology. This book was released on 2022-06-23 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The frontiers of the Roman empire together form the largest monument of one of the world's greatest states. They stretch for some 7,500km through 20 countries which encircle the Mediterranean Sea. The remains of these frontiers have been studied by visitors and later by archaeologists for several centuries. Many of the inscriptions and sculpture, weapons, pottery and artefacts created and used by the soldiers and civilians who lived on the frontier can be seen in museums. Equally evocative of the lost might of Rome are the physical remains of the frontiers themselves. The aim of this series of books is not only to inform the interested visitor about the history of the frontiers but to act as a guidebook as well. Slovakia was situated at the edge of the classical world but still was a close neighbour of the Roman Empire. The Roman influence left distinct traces not only at the territories along the frontier but also in its broader fore field.

Book Limits of Empire

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  • Author : Simon Forty
  • Publisher : Casemate
  • Release : 2022-01-14
  • ISBN : 1636240771
  • Pages : 202 pages

Download or read book Limits of Empire written by Simon Forty and published by Casemate. This book was released on 2022-01-14 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The borders of the Roman Empire were frontiers that were often wild and dangerous. The expansion of the empire after the Punic Wars saw the Roman Republic become the dominant force in the Mediterranean as it first took Carthaginian territories in Gaul, Spain and north Africa and then moved into Greece with purpose, subjugating the area and creating two provinces, Achaea and Macedonia. The growth of the territories under Roman control continued through the rise of Julius Caesar – who conquered the rest of Gaul – and the establishment of the empire: each of the emperors could point to territories annexed and lands won. By AD 117 and the accession of Hadrian, the empire had reached its peak. It held sway from Britain to Morocco, from Spain to the Black Sea. And its wealth was coveted by those outside its borders. Just as today those from poorer countries try to make their way into Europe or North America, so those outside the empire wanted to make their way into the Promised Land – for trade, for improvement of their lives or for plunder. Thus the Roman borders became a mix – just as our borders are today – of defensive bulwark against enemies, but also control areas where import and export taxes were levied, and entrance was controlled. Some of these borders were hard: the early equivalents of the Inner German Border or Trump’s Wall – Hadrian’s Wall and the line between the Rhine and Danube. Others, such as these two great rivers, were natural borders that the Romans policed with their navy. This book examines these frontiers of the empire, looking at the way they were constructed and manned and how that changed over the years. It looks at the physical barriers – from the walls in Britain to the Fossatum Africae in the desert. It looks at the traders and the prices that were paid for the traffic of goods. It looks at the way that civil settlements – vici – grew up around the forts and fortlets and what life was like for soldiers, sailors and civilians. As well as artefacts of the period, the book provides a guidebook to top Roman museums and a gazetteer of visitable sites

Book Frontiers of the Roman Empire

Download or read book Frontiers of the Roman Empire written by David John Breeze and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Frontiers of the Roman Empire  The Upper Germanic Limes

Download or read book Frontiers of the Roman Empire The Upper Germanic Limes written by David J. Breeze and published by Archaeopress Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2022-08-25 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book illustrates the historical and archaeological significance of the Upper Germanic Limes and provides an up-to-date overview of its manifold features in the field.

Book Frontiers of the Roman Empire  Roman Limes in Serbia

Download or read book Frontiers of the Roman Empire Roman Limes in Serbia written by David J. Breeze and published by Archaeopress Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2022-06-23 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The aim of this publication is not only to inform about historical and archaeological facts on the Limes in Serbia but also to act as a guidebook as well through the Danubian Limes.

Book The Roman Lower Danube Frontier

Download or read book The Roman Lower Danube Frontier written by Emily Hanscam and published by Archaeopress Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2023-11-16 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over the past few decades, there has been a significant amount of research on the Roman Lower Danube frontier by international teams focusing on individual forts or broader landscape survey work; collectively, this volume represents the best of this collaboration with the aim of elevating the Lower Danube within broader Roman frontier scholarship.

Book The Western Frontiers of Imperial Rome

Download or read book The Western Frontiers of Imperial Rome written by Steven K. Drummond and published by M.E. Sharpe. This book was released on 1994 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discusses Rome's challenges in governing over different cultures, organizing an army made of non-Romans, inculcating Roman values and religion, feeding the army, trading, urbanizing, and industrializing. To make this work accessible to readers who lack an extensive background in Roman history, all Latin expressions are defined in the course of the discussion, a glossary is included, and modern as well as contemporary Latin names of places are used. Paper edition (unseen), $19.95. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Book Frontiers of the Roman Empire  The Roman Frontier in Egypt

Download or read book Frontiers of the Roman Empire The Roman Frontier in Egypt written by David J. Breeze and published by Archaeopress Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2021-06-24 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Roman military remains of Egypt are remarkable in their variety and state of preservation: forts, quarries whose materials were used in the monumental buildings of Rome, roads which brought the Mediterranean into contact with the Indian Ocean; each reader of this book will enjoy learning more about the remarkable Roman inheritance of Egypt.

Book Frontiers of the Roman Empire  The Danube Limes in Austria

Download or read book Frontiers of the Roman Empire The Danube Limes in Austria written by David J. Breeze and published by Archaeopress Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2023-09-14 with total page 101 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Austria is particularly fortunate in the survival along the Danube of the remains of many Roman military installations. These include forts and towers, some parts surviving up to two stories high. They are a most remarkable survival and deserve to be better known and more visited.

Book The Frontiers of the Roman Empire

Download or read book The Frontiers of the Roman Empire written by David Breeze and published by Casemate Publishers. This book was released on 2011-12-13 with total page 371 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Practically all new information on the greatest empire of all and how it controlled and policed its frontiers. Absolutely fascinating!”—Books Monthly At its height, the Roman Empire was the greatest empire yet seen with borders stretching from the rain-swept highlands of Scotland in the north to the sun-scorched Nubian desert in the south. But how were the vast and varied stretches of frontier defined and defended? Many of Rome’s frontier defenses have been the subject of detailed and ongoing study and scholarship. Three frontier zones are now UNESCO World Heritage sites (the Antonine Wall having recently been granted this status—the author led the bid), and there is growing interest in their study. This wide-ranging survey will describe the varying frontier systems, describing the extant remains, methods and materials of construction and highlighting the differences between various frontiers. Professor Breeze considers how the frontiers worked, discussing this in relation to the organization and structure of the Roman army, and also their impact on civilian life along the empire’s borders. He then reconsiders the question of whether the frontiers were the product of an overarching Empire-wide grand strategy, questioning Luttwak’s seminal hypothesis. This is a detailed and wide-ranging study of the frontier systems of the Roman Empire by a leading expert. Intended for the general reader, it is sure also to be of great value for academics and students in this field. The appendixes will include a brief guide to visiting the sites today. “The result of this book-crafting care and Breeze’s erudition is a near-perfect example of specialized military history done for a popular audience.” —Open Letters Monthly

Book Frontiers of the Roman Empire

Download or read book Frontiers of the Roman Empire written by and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Frontiers of the Roman Empire  The African Frontiers

Download or read book Frontiers of the Roman Empire The African Frontiers written by David J. Breeze and published by Archaeopress Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2013-12-23 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Roman military remains in North Africa are remarkable in their variety and preservation. They include towers and forts, stretches of defensive lines of stone and earth with ditches broken by gates, and roads, sitting amidst amazing scenery. Readers of this book will enjoy learning more about North Africa’s remarkable Roman inheritance.

Book Roman Imperial Frontier in the West

Download or read book Roman Imperial Frontier in the West written by Julie Nelson and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-05-22 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Imperial policy on the western frontier of the Roman Empire was the means by which the government controlled the frontier residents. This book takes a topical approach to this study of the frontier: subjects covered include the army, farming, commerce, manufacturing, religion and Romanization.

Book Frontiers of the Roman Empire

Download or read book Frontiers of the Roman Empire written by Hugh Elton and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-04-15 with total page 153 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With its succinct analysis of the overriding issues and detailed case-studies based on the latest archaeological research, this social and economic study of Roman Imperial frontiers is essential reading. Too often the frontier has been represented as a simple linear boundary. The reality, argues Dr Elton, was rather a fuzzy set of interlocking zones - political, military, judicial and financial. After discussion of frontier theory and types of frontier, the author analyses the acquisition of an empire and the ways in which it was ruled. He addresses the vexed question of how to define the edges of provinces, and covers the relationship with allied kingdoms. Regional variation and different rates of change are seen as significant - as is illustrated by Civilis' revolt on the Rhine in AD 69. He uses another case-study - Dura-Europos - to exemplify the role of the army on the frontier, especially its relations with the population on both sides of the border. The central importance of trade is highlighted by special consideration of Palmyra.

Book Frontiers of the Roman Empire  Hadrian s Wall

Download or read book Frontiers of the Roman Empire Hadrian s Wall written by David J. Breeze and published by Archaeopress Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2023-09-22 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This highly illustrated book offers an accessible summary of Hadrian’s Wall, and an overview of the wider context of the Roman frontiers.