Information and Frontiers
Roman Foreign Relations in Late Antiquity

This book deals with an important facet of late Roman history which has not received systematic treatment.

A. D. Lee (Author)

9780521028257, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 2 November 2006

236 pages
23.3 x 15.4 x 1.5 cm, 0.343 kg

During late antiquity the Roman empire faced serious threats from the peoples to the east and to the north. This book is concerned with the role played by information and intelligence in the empire's relations with these peoples, how well-informed about them the empire was, and how such information was acquired. It deals with an important facet of late Roman history which has not previously received systematic treatment, and does so in a wide-ranging manner which relates the military/diplomatic history to its broader social/cultural and economic context.

Preface
Chronological list of selected Roman emperors (early third to early seventh century)
Chronolocial list of Sasanian kings (2205–628)
Maps
List of abbreviations
Introduction
Part I. Contexts: 1. The protagonists
2. At the interface: the frontier regions
Part II. Information and Uncertainty: 3. Background knowledge and assumptions
4. Strategic intelligence
Part III. Sources of Information: 5. Diffusion of information
6. Information-gathering
Select bibliography
Index of sources
General index.

Subject Areas: Ancient history: to c 500 CE [HBLA], European history [HBJD]