ABSTRACT
There has been a vast increase in the publication of secondary source material on the Roman army in recent years. Various aspects of Roman military history have been discussed by a growing body of scholars, such as Luttwak (1976) who examined the broader issues of frontier strategy, and more recently Whittaker (1994) who reassessed frontier policy in general. Intelligence gathering and the use of diplomacy in the Late Empire have been studied by Lee (1993) and Austin and Rankov (1995). Precisely because these authors have discussed these specialist fields, this book does not aim to go over the same ground. Rather, it is intended to document the physical presence and appearance of the army from an archaeological and historical point of view. Lack of space precludes any in-depth discussion of methods of warfare or the tactics of particular battles.
