Frontiers Of The Roman Empire The Upper Germanic Limes

Author : David John Breeze,Andreas Thiel,Sarah Roth,Thomas Becker
Publisher : Archaeopress Archaeology
Page : 0 pages
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Release : 2022-08-25
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1803271744

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Frontiers of the Roman Empire / Grenzen Des Romischen Reiches / Frontieres de l'Empire Romain by David John Breeze,Andreas Thiel,Sarah Roth,Thomas Becker Pdf

Towards the end of Caesar's Gallic War, Rome had reached the Rhine. Since the campaigns under Emperor Augustus (15 B.C.), larger troop contingents were stationed along the river, with focal points around Mogontiacum/Mainz and in northern Switzerland. After the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest (9 AD), when the attempt to occupy all of Germania had failed, the Lower Rhine remained the frontier of the empire's territory until Late Antiquity. East of the Middle and Upper Rhine, however, the Roman sphere of power was pushed forward several times over a period of almost 200 years, and from 90 AD at the latest, the construction of artificial borders was initiated. When the Roman expansion came to an end around 160 AD, the province was secured in its furthest extension by the "Frontal" or "Outer Upper-Germanic Limes", which existed until the middle of the 3rd century. This book illustrates the historical and archaeological significance of the Upper Germanic Limes and provides an up-to-date overview of its manifold features in the field.

Author : David J. Breeze,Andreas Thiel,Sarah Roth,Thomas Becker
Publisher : Archaeopress Publishing Ltd
Page : 98 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2022-08-25
Category : History
ISBN : 9781803271750

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Frontiers of the Roman Empire: The Upper Germanic Limes by David J. Breeze,Andreas Thiel,Sarah Roth,Thomas Becker Pdf

This book illustrates the historical and archaeological significance of the Upper Germanic Limes and provides an up-to-date overview of its manifold features in the field.

Author : Hugh Elton
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 153 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2013-04-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781134724505

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Frontiers of the Roman Empire by Hugh Elton Pdf

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.

Author : David J. Breeze,Andreas Schwarcz,René Ployer
Publisher : Archaeopress Publishing Ltd
Page : 101 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2023-09-14
Category : History
ISBN : 9781803276090

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Frontiers of the Roman Empire: The Danube Limes in Austria by David J. Breeze,Andreas Schwarcz,René Ployer Pdf

Austria is particularly fortunate in the survival along the Danube of the remains of many Roman military installations. These include forts and towers, some parts surviving up to two stories high. They are a most remarkable survival and deserve to be better known and more visited.

Author : David Breeze
Publisher : Casemate Publishers
Page : 371 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2011-12-13
Category : History
ISBN : 9781848849082

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The Frontiers of the Roman Empire by David Breeze Pdf

“Practically all new information on the greatest empire of all and how it controlled and policed its frontiers. Absolutely fascinating!”—Books Monthly At its height, the Roman Empire was the greatest empire yet seen with borders stretching from the rain-swept highlands of Scotland in the north to the sun-scorched Nubian desert in the south. But how were the vast and varied stretches of frontier defined and defended? Many of Rome’s frontier defenses have been the subject of detailed and ongoing study and scholarship. Three frontier zones are now UNESCO World Heritage sites (the Antonine Wall having recently been granted this status—the author led the bid), and there is growing interest in their study. This wide-ranging survey will describe the varying frontier systems, describing the extant remains, methods and materials of construction and highlighting the differences between various frontiers. Professor Breeze considers how the frontiers worked, discussing this in relation to the organization and structure of the Roman army, and also their impact on civilian life along the empire’s borders. He then reconsiders the question of whether the frontiers were the product of an overarching Empire-wide grand strategy, questioning Luttwak’s seminal hypothesis. This is a detailed and wide-ranging study of the frontier systems of the Roman Empire by a leading expert. Intended for the general reader, it is sure also to be of great value for academics and students in this field. The appendixes will include a brief guide to visiting the sites today. “The result of this book-crafting care and Breeze’s erudition is a near-perfect example of specialized military history done for a popular audience.” —Open Letters Monthly

Author : Philip Parker
Publisher : Random House
Page : 690 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2010-12-07
Category : History
ISBN : 9781409016328

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The Empire Stops Here by Philip Parker Pdf

The Roman Empire was the largest and most enduring of the ancient world. From its zenith under Augustus and Trajan in the first century AD to its decline and fall amidst the barbarian invasions of the fifth century, the Empire guarded and maintained a frontier that stretched for 5,000 kilometres, from Carlisle to Cologne, from Augsburg to Antioch, and from Aswan to the Atlantic. Far from being at the periphery of the Roman world, the frontier played a crucial role in making and breaking emperors, creating vibrant and astonishingly diverse societies along its course which pulsed with energy while the centre became enfeebled and sluggish. This remarkable new book traces the course of those frontiers, visiting all its astonishing sites, from Hadrian's Wall in the north of Britain to the desert cities of Palmyra and Leptis Magna. It tells the fascinating stories of the men and women who lived and fought along it, from Alaric the Goth, who descended from the Danube to sack Rome in 410, to Zenobia the desert queen, who almost snatched the entire eastern provinces from Rome in the third century. It is at their edges, in time and geographical extent, that societies reveal their true nature, constantly seeking to recreate and renew themselves. In this examination of the places that the mighty Roman Empire stopped expanding, Philip Parker reveals how and why the Empire endured for so long, as well as describing the rich and complex architectural and cultural legacy which it has bequeathed to us.

Author : David J. Breeze,Zsolt Visy
Publisher : Archaeopress Publishing Ltd
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2022-06-23
Category : History
ISBN : 9781803271477

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Frontiers of the Roman Empire: The Roman Army and the Limes / The Roman Limes in Hungary by David J. Breeze,Zsolt Visy Pdf

Pannonia province existed from the occupation during the reign of Emperor Augustus to the 20s and 30s of the 5th century A.D. Its border stretched alongside the Danube and was always one of the most important European frontiers in Roman times.

Author : Ted Kaizer,Olivier Hekster
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 390 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2011-05-10
Category : History
ISBN : 9789004215030

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Frontiers in the Roman World by Ted Kaizer,Olivier Hekster Pdf

This volume presents the proceedings of the ninth workshop of the international network 'Impact of Empire', which concentrates on the history of the Roman Empire. It focuses on different ways in which Rome created, changed and influenced (perceptions of) frontiers.

Author : Julie Nelson,Steven K. Drummond
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2015-05-22
Category : History
ISBN : 9781317460732

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Roman Imperial Frontier in the West by Julie Nelson,Steven K. Drummond Pdf

Imperial policy on the western frontier of the Roman Empire was the means by which the government controlled the frontier residents. This book takes a topical approach to this study of the frontier: subjects covered include the army, farming, commerce, manufacturing, religion and Romanization.

Author : David J. Breeze
Publisher : Archaeopress Archaeology
Page : 76 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2021-12-23
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1789699959

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Frontiers of the Roman Empire: the Antonine Wall - a World Heritage Site by David J. Breeze Pdf

The Antonine Wall lay at the very extremity of the Roman world. For a generation, in the middle of the second century AD, it was the north-west frontier of the Roman empire. Furthermore, it was one of only three "artificial" frontiers along the European boundaries of the empire: the other two are Hadrian's Wall and the German Limes. Although the Antonine Wall fits into the general pattern of Roman frontiers, in many ways it was the most developed frontier in Europe, with certain distinct characteristics. Perhaps of greatest significance is the survival of the collection of Roman military sculpture, the Distance Slabs. These record the lengths constructed by each legion and their relationship to the labour camps allow further conclusions to be made about the work of constructing the Antonine Wall.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 110 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8097143771

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Frontiers of the Roman Empire by Anonim Pdf

Author : Derek Williams
Publisher : Macmillan + ORM
Page : 486 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2015-05-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9781250083807

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The Reach of Rome by Derek Williams Pdf

The Roman Empire was one of the most powerful forces in history. However, few people realize that this vast empire was guarded by one frontier, a series of natural and man-made barriers, including Hadrian's Wall. It is impossible to have a true understanding of the Roman Empire without first investigating the scope of this amazing frontier. The boundary ran for roughly 4,000 miles--from Britain to Morocco via the Rhine, the Danube, the Euphrates, the Syrian Desert, and the Saharan fringes; reinforced by walls, ditches, palisades, watchtowers, and forts. It absorbed virtually the whole imperial army, enclosed three and a half million square miles, and defended forty provinces (now thirty countries) and perhaps eighty million Roman subjects. In protecting the empire the frontier made a substantial contribution to the Pax Romana and ultimately to preserving the inheritance of future Europe. Yet this static mode of defense ran counter to Rome's tradition of mobile warfare and her taste for glory, born of centuries of conquest. The emperors' choice of a passive strategy promoted lassitude and conservatism, allowing the military initiative slowly to pass into barbarian hands. The Reach of Rome is the first book to describe the entire length of the amazing imperial frontier. It traces the political forces that created it and portrays those who commanded and manned it, as well as those against whom it was held. It relates the frontier's rise, pre-eminence, crises, and collapse and assesses its meaning for history and its legacies to the post-Roman world. Finally, it also tells the story of the explorers who rediscovered its lost works and describes the nature and location of the surviving remains. Includes thirty beautifully designed maps.

Author : Claus von Carnap-Bornheim
Publisher : Wachholtz Verlag
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2014-10-22
Category : History
ISBN : 9783529093005

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Quo vadis? Status and Future Perspectives of Long-Term Excavations in Europe by Claus von Carnap-Bornheim Pdf

Schriften des Archäologischen Landesmuseums. Ergänzungsreihe, Bd. 10 Papers presented at a workshop organized by the Archaeological State Museum (ALm) and the Centre for Baltic and Scandinavian Archaeology (ZBSA) on the occasion of the 175th anniversary of the Archaeological State Museum. Schleswig, october 26th to 28th , 2011.

Author : David J. Breeze,Fawzi Abudanah,David Braund,Mark Driessen,Simon James,Michaela Konrad,Marinus Polak
Publisher : Archaeopress Publishing Ltd
Page : 98 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2022-08-25
Category : History
ISBN : 9781803272658

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Frontiers of the Roman Empire: The Eastern Frontiers by David J. Breeze,Fawzi Abudanah,David Braund,Mark Driessen,Simon James,Michaela Konrad,Marinus Polak Pdf

This volume considers the military architecture and its impact on local communities in Rome's eastern frontier, which stretched from the north-east shore of the Black Sea to the Red Sea.

Author : Valerie A. Maxfield,Michael J. Dobson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 528 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015029168518

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Roman Frontier Studies 1989 by Valerie A. Maxfield,Michael J. Dobson Pdf

Roman Frontier Studies presents one hundred of the papers given at the Fifteenth International Congress of Roman Frontier Studies. First published in 1991, it has been out of print since 1995. This new edition is published to satisfy continuing demand for the volume. Geographically the material ranges throughout the frontier regions of the Roman Empire from Britain to the Caucasus, the Low Countries to Upper Egypt, Spain to Jordan. The first section deals with individual frontier regions, fort and fortress sites, army units and related military matters and includes overall surveys of significant work carried out in Britain and Germany in the 1980s. The second section explores three more general themes: the relations between "Romans" and "natives" on the peripheral areas of the Empire, the realities of life in a frontier region, and the problems peculiar to desert frontiers.