In-depth analysis of military titles attested on papyri and inscriptions from the Middle Euphrates in the 3rd century AD. The passage from praepositus praetenturae to dux ripae reveals a different conception of the limes with the new Persian Empire. Rome switches from an expansionistic political view to a defensive one.
T. Gnoli (2007). From Praepositus Praetenturae to Dux Ripae. The Roman 'Grand Strategy' on the Middle Euphrates (2nd-3rd Cent. AD). OXFORD : British Archaeological Reports.
From Praepositus Praetenturae to Dux Ripae. The Roman 'Grand Strategy' on the Middle Euphrates (2nd-3rd Cent. AD)
GNOLI, TOMMASO
2007
Abstract
In-depth analysis of military titles attested on papyri and inscriptions from the Middle Euphrates in the 3rd century AD. The passage from praepositus praetenturae to dux ripae reveals a different conception of the limes with the new Persian Empire. Rome switches from an expansionistic political view to a defensive one.File in questo prodotto:
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