Author: ISAAC, BENJAMIN
Title: The Limits of Empire the Roman Army in the East
Description: Clarendon Press, 1990. Hardcover. ISBN: 0198148917. Light shelfwear to DJ. Dustjacket is protected in mylar. ; For more than seven centuries most of the Near East was part of the Roman empire. Yet no work exists which explores the means by which an ancient power originating in the western Mediterranean could control such a vast and distant region. What was the impact of the army presence on the population of the provinces? How did Rome respond to the challenge posed by the desert and its nomadic population? Isaac here offers answers to these questions in the first comprehensive treatment of the Roman military presence in the Near East. Using both well-known and neglected sources, he reassesses the means by which Rome achieved and maintained its control over the region. His study, now revised and updated to reflect recent research findings, casts new light on an important issue which has far-reaching implications for the understanding of ancient and modern imperialism. ; 506 pages. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .

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