The Limits of Empire by Isaac

The Limits of Empire by Isaac

For more than seven centuries most of the Near East was part of the Roman empire. Yet no work exists which explores the means by which an ancient power originating in the western Mediterranean could control such a vast and distant region. What was the impact of the army presence on the population of the provinces? How did Rome respond to the challenge posed by the desert and its nomadic population? Isaac here offers answers to these questions in the first comprehensive treatment of the Roman military presence in the Near East. Using both well-known and neglected sources, he reassesses the means by which Rome achieved and maintained its control over the region. His study, now revised and updated to reflect recent research findings, casts new light on an important issue which has far-reaching implications for the understanding of ancient and modern imperialism.

`magnificent.. Students ignore it at their peril.' Times Literary Supplement
`a major revisionist study ... will force all students ... to rethink long-held assumptions.' Journal of Roman Archaeology

Benjamin Isaac, Born 1945; immigrated to Israel in 1972; studied in Amsterdam, the Netherlands; currently Fred and Helen Lessing Professor of Ancient History, Tel Aviv University; member of the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities, Israel Prize Laureate.Yuval Shahar, Born 1953; studied Jewish History and Jewish Philosophy at Tel Aviv University;currently Senior Lecturer in the Department of Jewish History and Head of The Multidisciplinary Program in the Humanities, Tel Aviv University.

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ISBN 13	9780198149521
ISBN 10	0198149522
Title	The Limits of Empire
Author	Isaac
Series	Clarendon Paperbacks Ser
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Oxford University Press
Year published	1993-08-12
Number of pages	524
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