Paul Coby here proposes a new system for the recording and mapping of Roman forts and fortifications that integrates all the data, including size, dating and identification of occupying units. Application of these methods allows analysis that brings new insights into the placement of these forts, the units garrisoning them and the strategy of conquest and defense they underpinned.
This is a new and original contribution to the long-running debate over whether the Roman Empire had a coherent grand strategy or merely reacted piecemeal to emerging needs. Although the author focuses on several major campaigns in Britain as case studies, the author stresses that his method's are also applicable to elsewhere in the Empire. Lavishly illustrated with color maps, the book is also supported by a website and blogs, encouraging further investigation and discussion.
Author(s): Paul Coby
Publisher: Pen and Sword Military
Year: 2022
Language: English
Pages: 273
City: Barnsley
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Contents
Foreword
Introduction The Nature of the Roman Army in theFirst and Second Centuries ad
Chapter 1 The Roman Army – Neither the Pentagon nor Predator
Part 1 The Case Studies
Chapter 2 Scapula’s Failed Conquest of the Tribes of Wales
Chapter 3 Failed Conquest in Wales Becomes Containment under Gallus
Chapter 4 Governor Julius Frontinus’ Masterclass in Wales
Chapter 5 Agricola in Scotland – Rome’s First Frontier Followed by Rome’s Failure? The Flavian Conquest and Retreat from Scotland
Chapter 6 The Antonine Wall – Military Overstretch and Policy U-Turns on Rome’s North-West Frontier
Part 2 The Method
Chapter 7 A New Digital and Cartographical Approach
Chapter 8 The New Data-led Analytical Method (D-LAM)
Chapter 9 A New Graphical and Cartographic Tool-set
Chapter 10 Conclusions
Appendix 1 Visiting the Sites of the Campaigns
Appendix 2: Forts and Roman Strategy (FRoStrat)Using the Data-led Analytical Method (D-LAM)
Bibliography
Index
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