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Index
Title Page
Copyright Page
Contents
List of Maps, Figures, and Tables
Preface to the 2016 Edition
Preface to the First Edition
Acknowledgment
Introduction
1. The Julio-Claudian System: Client States and Mobile Armies from Augustus to Nero
The System in Outline
The Client States
The Management of the Clients
The Tactical Organization of the Army
The Strategic Deployment of Forces
Conclusion
2. From the Flavians to the Severi: “Scientific” Frontiers and Preclusive Defense from Vespasian to Marcus Aurelius
The System in Outline
Border Defense: The Tactical Dimension
Border Defense: The Strategic Dimension
The Decline of the Client System
The Army and the System
Conclusion
3. Defense-in-Depth: The Great Crisis of the Third Century and the New Strategies
The System in Outline
The Changing Threat
The New Borders of the Empire
Walled Towns and Hard-Point Defenses
Border Troops
Provincial Forces
Central Field Armies
Conclusion
Epilogue. The Three Systems: An Evaluation
Appendix. Power and Force: Definitions and Implications
Notes
Bibliography
Index
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