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almafu_9960119453502883
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1 online resource (xxii, 213 pages) :
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ISBN:
0-511-47062-2
Content:
During late antiquity the Roman empire faced serious threats from the peoples to the east and to the north. This book is concerned with the role played by information and intelligence in the empire's relations with these peoples, how well-informed about them the empire was, and how such information was acquired. It deals with an important facet of late Roman history which has not previously received systematic treatment, and does so in a wide-ranging manner which relates the military/diplomatic history to its broader social/cultural and economic context.
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Chronological list of selected Roman emperors (early third to early seventh century) -- Chronological list of Sasanian kings (2205-628) -- pt. I. Contexts. 1. The protagonists. Sasanian Persia. The empire's northern neighbours. Roman resources for foreign relations. 2. At the interface: the frontier regions. The east. The north -- pt. II. Information and Uncertainty. 3. Background knowledge and assumptions. Geographical knowledge. The role of environmental parameters. Ethnographic knowledge. 4. Strategic intelligence. Strategic intelligence in relations with Persia. Strategic intelligence in relations with northern peoples -- Appendix: Chronological catalogue of Roman-Persian invasions (230-628) -- pt. III. Sources of Information. 5. Diffusion of information. Information diffusion in pre-industrial societies and in late antiquity. Informal channels. 6. Information-gathering. Embassies. Spies.
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-521-02825-6
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-521-39256-X
Language:
English
Subjects:
History
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https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511470622
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