Description
In protecting the empire it made a substantial contribution to the Roman Peace and ultimately to preserving the inheritance of future Europe. Yet this static mode of defence ran counter to Rome’s tradition of mobile warfare and her taste for glory, born of centuries of conquest. The emperors’ choice of a passive strategy promoted lassitude and conservatism, allowing the military initiative slowly to pass into bararian hands. ‘The Reach Of Rome’ is the first book to describe the entire length of that amazing imperial frontier. First Edition. Hardcover. Published by Constable And Company 1996
