Rome and the enemy : imperial strategy in the principate

283 Pages·1999·3.362 MB·English

by  Susan P Mattern

Rome and
the Enemy
The publisher gratefully acknowledges the generous
contribution to this book provided by the General
Endowment Fund of the Associates of the University
of California Press.
Rome and
the Enemy
Imperial Strategy
in the Principate
Susan P. Mattern
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA PRESS
Berkeley / Los Angeles / London
University of California Press
Berkeley and Los Angeles, California
University of California Press, Ltd.
London, England
© 1999 by
The Regents of the University of California
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Mattern, Susan P.
Rome and the enemy : imperial strategy in the principate /
by Susan P. Mattern.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
isbn0-520-21166-9 (alk. paper)
1. Rome—History—Empire, 30 b.c.–284 a.d.—Historiography.
2. Rome—History, Military—30 b.c.–476 a.d. 3. Rome—Military
policy. 4. Rome—Foreign relations—30 b.c.–284 a.d. I. Title.
dg271.m18 1999
9379.07—dc21 98-40630
cip
Manufactured in the United States of America
9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements
of ansi/niso z39.48-1992 (r1997) (Permanence of Paper).s‘
To my parents, Nancy and Peter,
and my sisters, Emily and Elizabeth

Contents
list of maps and illustrations ix
preface xi
note on abbreviations xv
roman emperors, 31 b.c.–a.d. 238 xvii
chapter 1 Introduction: The Decision-Making Elite 1
chapter 2 The Image of the World 24
chapter 3 Strategy 81
chapter 4 Income and Expenditure 123
chapter 5 Values 162
epilogue Carthage Must Be Destroyed 211
references 223
index 245

Maps and Illustrations
map of the roman empire
in the second century a.d. xx
figure 1 ThePeutinger Table; routes east of the Caspian 42
figure 2 The world according to Strabo 45
figure 3 Mappamundi from a manuscript of Lucan 48
figure 4 The world according to Agrippa 50
figure 5 The world according to Ptolemy 62