`magnificent ... Students ignore it at their peril.' Times Literary Supplement

• Abbreviations ; Introduction ; 1. Rome and Persia ; 2. Consolidation and internal unrest ; 3. The army of the principate: An army of occupation ; 4. The army of the fourth century ; 5. Enemies and allies after Septimus Severus ; 6. Army and civilians in the East ; 7. The military function of Roman veteran colonies ; 8. Urbanization ; 9. Frontier policy - Grand strategy? ; Epilogue ; Appendices ; Bibliography ; Maps ; Index

`magnificent ... Students ignore it at their peril.' Times Literary Supplement

• Abbreviations ; Introduction ; 1. Rome and Persia ; 2. Consolidation and internal unrest ; 3. The army of the principate: An army of occupation ; 4. The army of the fourth century ; 5. Enemies and allies after Septimus Severus ; 6. Army and civilians in the East ; 7. The military function of Roman veteran colonies ; 8. Urbanization ; 9. Frontier policy - Grand strategy? ; Epilogue ; Appendices ; Bibliography ; Maps ; Index

`magnificent ... Students ignore it at their peril.' Times Literary Supplement

• Abbreviations ; Introduction ; 1. Rome and Persia ; 2. Consolidation and internal unrest ; 3. The army of the principate: An army of occupation ; 4. The army of the fourth century ; 5. Enemies and allies after Septimus Severus ; 6. Army and civilians in the East ; 7. The military function of Roman veteran colonies ; 8. Urbanization ; 9. Frontier policy - Grand strategy? ; Epilogue ; Appendices ; Bibliography ; Maps ; Index