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- catalog abstract "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 the 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 in terms of what they meant to the Romans and in their military, economic, and social function. Whittaker begins by discussing the Romans' ideological vision of geographic space - demonstrating, for example, how an interest in precise boundaries of organized territories never included a desire to set limits on controls of unorganized space beyond these territories. He then describes the role of frontiers in the expanding empire, including an attempt to answer the question of why the frontiers stopped where they did. He examines the economy and society of the frontiers. Finally, he discusses the pressure hostile outsiders placed on the frontiers, and their eventual collapse. Observing that frontiers are rarely, if ever, static, Whittaker concludes 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.".
- catalog alternative "Frontières de l'Empire romain. English".
- catalog contributor b5745031.
- catalog coverage "Rome Boundaries History.".
- catalog created "c1994.".
- catalog date "1994".
- catalog date "c1994.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1994.".
- catalog 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 the 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 in terms of what they meant to the Romans and in their military, economic, and social function.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 307-330) and index.".
- catalog description "Introduction: The Historiography of Frontiers -- 1. Space, Power, and Society -- 2. Frontiers and the Growth of Empire -- 3. Why Did the Frontiers Stop Where They Did? -- 4. Economy and Society of the Frontiers -- 5. The Frontiers under Pressure -- 6. The Collapse of the Frontiers -- 7. Warlords and Landlords in the Later Empire.".
- catalog description "Observing that frontiers are rarely, if ever, static, Whittaker concludes 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.".
- catalog description "Whittaker begins by discussing the Romans' ideological vision of geographic space - demonstrating, for example, how an interest in precise boundaries of organized territories never included a desire to set limits on controls of unorganized space beyond these territories. He then describes the role of frontiers in the expanding empire, including an attempt to answer the question of why the frontiers stopped where they did. He examines the economy and society of the frontiers. Finally, he discusses the pressure hostile outsiders placed on the frontiers, and their eventual collapse.".
- catalog extent "xvi, 341 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Frontiers of the Roman Empire.".
- catalog identifier "0801846773 (acid-free paper)".
- catalog identifier "0801857856 (pbk.)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Frontiers of the Roman Empire.".
- catalog isPartOf "Ancient society and history".
- catalog issued "1994".
- catalog issued "c1994.".
- catalog language "eng fre".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press,".
- catalog relation "Frontiers of the Roman Empire.".
- catalog spatial "Rome Boundaries History.".
- catalog subject "937/.06 20".
- catalog subject "Boundaries.".
- catalog subject "DG59.A2 W5513 1994".
- catalog tableOfContents "Introduction: The Historiography of Frontiers -- 1. Space, Power, and Society -- 2. Frontiers and the Growth of Empire -- 3. Why Did the Frontiers Stop Where They Did? -- 4. Economy and Society of the Frontiers -- 5. The Frontiers under Pressure -- 6. The Collapse of the Frontiers -- 7. Warlords and Landlords in the Later Empire.".
- catalog title "Frontiers of the Roman Empire : a social and economic study / C.R. Whittaker.".
- catalog title "Frontières de l'Empire romain. English".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".