Frontiers of the roman empire a social and economic study ancient society and history whittaker mr c r isbn 9780801857850 kostenloser versand fur alle bucher mit versand und verkauf duch amazon. 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 whittaker examines the roman frontiers both in terms of what they meant to the romans and in their military economic and social function . This is an overview of the roman empire frontiers from the 1st century bc through the 5th century ad whittaker opens with a discussion of just what were the frontiers and how they were considered by both the romans and the barbarians from the beginning he argues several points which were interesting to someone with a limited knowledge of the roman empire such as myself first he states that there is nothing in roman policy that indicates they had anything approaching a frontier . Abebookscom frontiers of the roman empire a social and economic study ancient society and history connecting readers with great books since 1972 used books may not include companion materials some shelf wear may contain highlighting notes may not include cdrom or access codes customer service is our top priority. Pdf frontiers of the roman empire a social and economic study ancient society and history