The Decline of Rome and the Rise of Mediaeval Europe
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Page 10
... frontiers there were occasional border skirmishes , but no serious threat to Roman security ; in the East the ... frontier areas a steady addition of Roman citizens , men who had learned in the army something of the meaning of Rome ...
... frontiers there were occasional border skirmishes , but no serious threat to Roman security ; in the East the ... frontier areas a steady addition of Roman citizens , men who had learned in the army something of the meaning of Rome ...
Page 45
... frontiers , and expeditionary forces ( comitatenses ) , posted at various stra- tegic locations from which they could be quickly moved to danger zones on the frontier . Strong palace guards ( pala- tini ) protected the emperor himself ...
... frontiers , and expeditionary forces ( comitatenses ) , posted at various stra- tegic locations from which they could be quickly moved to danger zones on the frontier . Strong palace guards ( pala- tini ) protected the emperor himself ...
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... frontier by conquering and annexing all the territory between the Rhine and Elbe Rivers . When the bar- barians inflicted ... frontiers , contracted after the abandonment of Dacia , the presence of the Germans always reminded the 102 The ...
... frontier by conquering and annexing all the territory between the Rhine and Elbe Rivers . When the bar- barians inflicted ... frontiers , contracted after the abandonment of Dacia , the presence of the Germans always reminded the 102 The ...
Contents
Foreword by Edward Whiting | 1 |
Crisis and Recovery | 25 |
The Ordeal and Triumph of Christianity | 52 |
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