| Description |
xix, 287 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
Ancient warfare and civilization
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-277) and index. |
| Contents |
Clouds in the West -- Rome turns East -- The Illyrian Wars -- Barbarians, go home! -- King Philip of Macedon -- The freedom of the Greeks -- The road to Thermopylae -- The periphery expands -- Remote control -- Perseus' choice -- The end of Macedon -- Imperium romanum -- The Greek world After Pydna. |
| Summary |
In an absorbing account of a critical chapter in Rome's mastery of the Mediterranean, Robin Waterfield reveals the peculiar nature of Rome's eastern policy. For over seventy years, the Romans avoided annexation so that they could commit their military and financial resources to the fight against Carthage and elsewhere. Though ultimately a failure, this policy of indirect rule, punctuated by periodic brutal military interventions and intense diplomacy, worked well for several decades, until the Senate finally settled on more direct forms of control. Waterfield's fast-paced narrative focuses mainly on military and diplomatic maneuvers, but throughout he interweaves other topics and themes, such as the influence of Greek culture on Rome, the Roman aristocratic ethos, and the clash between the two best fighting machines the ancient world ever produced: the Macedonian phalanx and Roman legion. |
| Subject |
Illyrian wars.
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Rome -- History -- Republic, 265-30 B.C.
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Illyria -- History.
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| ISBN |
9780199916894 (hbk. : alk. paper) : $27.95 |
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0199916896 (hbk. : alk. paper) |
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9780199656462 |
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0199656460 |
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