Forts and Roman strategy : a new approach and interpretation : featuring five case studies from Roman campaigns in Britain

"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." Cover Book Title Copyright 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 Back cover