The Grand Strategy of the Roman Empire: From the First Century A.D. to the Third

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JHU Press, 1979 - History - 255 pages
Originally published in 1976, a book which looks at the success of the Roman Empire from the 1st to the 3rd century A.D. and attributes this success to the imperial military strategy.

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INTRODUCTION
1
THE JULIOCLAUDIAN SYSTEM Client States
7
The System in Outline 13 The Client States 20 The Management
40
The Strategic Deployment of Forces 46 Conclusion
49
The Tactical
80
TABLES
85
The Decline of the Client System 111 The Army
117
Conclusion
126
FIGURES
208
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