Mesopotamia & Arabia

This volume explores the Roman invasions and military operations in two distinct yet related areas: Mesopotamia and Arabia. In these far—flung regions of the ancient known world, Rome achieved the greatest point of expansion in the history of her Empire. Under the reign of the Emperor Trajan, the Roman Empire reached the point of maximum expansion made famous by maps of the world circa AD 120.

Under the Severans, significant efforts were expended on a Roman dream of linking the two regions i...