Frontiers of the Roman Empire

1. Auflage 1996
ISBN: 978-0-7134-7320-9
Verlag: Pavilion Books

Buch, Englisch, 160 Seiten, Format (B × H): 166 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 454 g

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.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Elton, Hugh (Trent University, Canada)

Elton, Hugh

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Europäische Länder
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftsgeschichte
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Volkswirtschaftslehre Allgemein Geschichte der VWL
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Europäische Geschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Wirtschaftsgeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Alte Geschichte & Archäologie Geschichte der klassischen Antike Klassische Archäologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of figures, List of tables, Preface, Chapter 1. Introduction to Frontiers, Chapter 2. The Establishment of the Roman Frontier, Chapter 3. Allied Kingdoms and Beyond, Chapter 4. The Consolidation of the Rhine Frontier, Chapter 5. The Army on the Frontier, Chapter 6. Commercial Activity, Chapter 7. Across the Border, Conclusion, Appendix: The Stobi Papyrus, Abbreviations, References, Bibliography, Index.

Über Autor(innen)

Having taken his D. Phil at Oxford, Hugh Elton is currently at Trinity College, Hartford, Connecticut. He is co-editor of Fifth-Century Gaul: a Crisis of Identity and the author of Warfare in Roman Europe.