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Stephen L. Dyson finds in the experience of the Republic the origins of Roman frontier policy and methods of border control as practiced under the Empire. Focusing on the western provinces during the Republic, he demonstrates the ways in which Roman society, like that of the United States, was shaped by its own frontier. Originally published in 19



Table of Contents
*FrontMatter, pg. i*CONTENTS, pg. vii*LIST OF MAPS, pg. ix*PREFACE, pg. xi*INTRODUCTION, pg. 1*CHAPTER 1. The Gallic Frontier in Northern Italy, pg. 7*CHAPTER 2. The Transpadane Frontier, pg. 42*CHAPTER 3. The Development of the Ligurian Frontier, pg. 87*CHAPTER 4. The Republican Frontier in Gaul, pg. 126*CHAPTER 5. The Beginnings of a Roman Frontier in the Iberian Peninsula, pg. 174*CHAPTER 6. The Post-Gracchan Experience in Spain, pg. 199*CHAPTER 7. The Roman Frontier in Sardinia and Corsica, pg. 237*CONCLUSION, pg. 270*BIBLIOGRAPHY, pg. 281*INDEX, pg. 315

The Creation of the Roman Frontier

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      Publisher Princeton University Press
      Published 14 July 2014
      ISBN-13 9780691604251
      978-0691604251
      ISBN-10 0691604258

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Stephen L. Dyson finds in the experience of the Republic the origins of Roman frontier policy and methods of border control as practiced under the Empire. Focusing on the western provinces during the Republic, he demonstrates the ways in which Roman society, like that of the United States, was shaped by its own frontier. Originally published in 19



      Table of Contents
      *FrontMatter, pg. i*CONTENTS, pg. vii*LIST OF MAPS, pg. ix*PREFACE, pg. xi*INTRODUCTION, pg. 1*CHAPTER 1. The Gallic Frontier in Northern Italy, pg. 7*CHAPTER 2. The Transpadane Frontier, pg. 42*CHAPTER 3. The Development of the Ligurian Frontier, pg. 87*CHAPTER 4. The Republican Frontier in Gaul, pg. 126*CHAPTER 5. The Beginnings of a Roman Frontier in the Iberian Peninsula, pg. 174*CHAPTER 6. The Post-Gracchan Experience in Spain, pg. 199*CHAPTER 7. The Roman Frontier in Sardinia and Corsica, pg. 237*CONCLUSION, pg. 270*BIBLIOGRAPHY, pg. 281*INDEX, pg. 315

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