Information and Frontiers : Roman Foreign Relations in Late Antiquity (Paperback)

Preface; Chronological list of selected Roman emperors (early third to early seventh century); Chronolocial list of Sasanian kings (2205?628); Maps; List of abbreviations; Introduction; Part I. Contexts: 1. The protagonists; 2. At the interface: the frontier regions; Part II. Information and Uncertainty: 3. Background knowledge and assumptions; 4. Strategic intelligence; Part III. Sources of Information: 5. Diffusion of information; 6. Information-gathering; Select bibliography; Index of sources; General index.