The Creation of the Roman Frontier - Couverture souple

Dyson, Stephen L.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0691102325 ISBN 13 : 9780691102320

Editeur : Princeton University Press, 1987

Synopsis

Stephen L. Dyson finds in the experience of the Republic the origins of Roman frontier policy and methods of border control as practiced under the Empire. Focusing on the western provinces during the Republic, he demonstrates the ways in which Roman society, like that of the United States, was shaped by its own frontier.

Originally published in 1985.

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A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Stephen L. Dyson finds in the experience of the Republic the origins of Roman frontier policy and methods of border control as practiced under the Empire. Focusing on the western provinces during the Republic, he demonstrates the ways in which Roman society, like that of the United States, was shaped by its own frontier. Originally published in 1985. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These paperback editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Biographie de l'auteur

Stephen L. Dyson is Professor of Classics at the University at Buffalo, New York. His research has centered on the archaeology of Roman Italy and the development of the Roman frontier. He is the author of The Roman Villas of Buccino (1983), The Creation of the Roman Frontier (1985), Community and Society in Roman Italy (1992), Ancient Marbles to American Shores (1998) and The Roman Countryside (2003).

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Princeton University Press
• Date d'édition: 1987
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0691102325
• ISBN 13: 9780691102320
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 337
• Coordonnées du fabricant: Princeton University Press; https://press.princeton.edu/books; ; 7th Floor, New South Building; PRINCETON; NJ; 8544; Etats-Unis
• Personne responsable: non disponible