The Frontiers of the Roman Empire

"Practically all new information on the greatest empire of all and how it controlled and policed its frontiers. Absolutely fascinating!"-Books Monthly

At its height, the Roman Empire was the greatest empire yet seen with borders stretching from the rain-swept highlands of Scotland in the north to the sun-scorched Nubian desert in the south. But how were the vast and varied stretches of frontier defined and defended?

Many of Rome's frontier defenses have been the subject of detailed and ong...