Tracing the process by which an area seen as a war-zone was transformed by the actions of the Romans, this text examines the effects of imperial expansion, not ... » 

Tracing the process by which an area seen as a war-zone was transformed by the actions of the Romans, this text examines the effects of imperial expansion, not only on those who were subjected to it but also on Rome itself, which was radically transformed by its experience as an imperial power. «