{"product_id":"frontiers-of-the-roman-empire-a-social-and-economic-study-9780801857850","title":"Frontiers of the Roman Empire: A Social and Economic Study","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhittaker argues that the very success of the Roman frontiers as permeable border zones sowed the seeds of their eventual destruction\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlthough 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 \u003ci\u003eFrontiers of the Roman Empire\u003c\/i\u003e, C. R. Whittaker examines the Roman frontiers both in terms of what they meant to the Romans and in their military, economic, and social function.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eObserving that frontiers are rarely, if ever, static, Whittaker argues 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e C. R. Whittaker\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Johns Hopkins University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/11\/1997\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 360\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.98lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.41h x 5.43w x 0.88d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780801857850\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eC. R. Whittaker \u003c\/b\u003e was university lecturer in classics and fellow of Churchill College at Cambridge University.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Johns Hopkins University Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40136290861171,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":32.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_a48d8621-842b-4315-b232-432f56b4e754.jpg?v=1654262747","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/frontiers-of-the-roman-empire-a-social-and-economic-study-9780801857850","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}