| Frontiers of the Roman Empire: A Social and Economic Study Revised Edition Contributor(s): Whittaker, C. R. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0801857856 ISBN-13: 9780801857850 Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press OUR PRICE: $34.20 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 1997 Annotation: Although one of the longest lasting in history, the ancient Roman empire had no fixed boundaries. However, Roman armies clearly reached certain points--which today we call frontiers--where they simply stopped advancing and annexing new territories. C.R. Whittaker examines the Roman frontiers both in terms of what they meant to the Romans and in the context of their military, economic, and social function. 55 illustrations. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Ancient - Rome - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social |
| Dewey: 937 |
| LCCN: 93031342 |
| Series: Ancient Society and History |
| Physical Information: 0.88" H x 5.43" W x 8.41" (0.98 lbs) 360 pages |
| Themes: - Theometrics - Academic - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) - Cultural Region - Italy |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Although the Roman empire was one of the longest lasting in history, it was never ideologically conceived by its rulers or inhabitants as a territory within fixed limits. Yet Roman armies clearly reached certain points--which today we call frontiers--where they simply stopped advancing and annexing new territories. In Frontiers of the Roman Empire, C. R. Whittaker examines the Roman frontiers both in terms of what they meant to the Romans and in their military, economic, and social function. Observing that frontiers are rarely, if ever, static, Whittaker argues that the very success of the Roman frontiers as permeable border zones sowed the seeds of their eventual destruction. As the frontiers of the late empire ceased to function, the ideological distinctions between Romans and barbarians became blurred. Yet the very permeability of the frontiers, Whittaker contends, also permitted a transformation of Roman society, breathing new life into the empire rather than causing its complete extinction. |
Contributor Bio(s): Whittaker, C. R.: - C. R. Whittaker was university lecturer in classics and fellow of Churchill College at Cambridge University. |