At the height of its power, the Roman Empire encompassed the entire
Mediterranean basin, extending much beyond it from Britain to
Mesopotamia, from the Rhine to the Black Sea. Rome prospered for
centuries while successfully resisting attack, fending off
everything from overnight robbery raids to full-scale invasion
attempts by entire nations on the move. How were troops able to
defend the Empire's vast territories from constant attacks? And how
did they do so at such moderate cost that their treasury could pay
for an immensity of highways, aqueducts, amphitheaters, city baths,
and magnificent temples? In The Grand Strategy of the Roman Empire,
seasoned defense analyst Edward N. Luttwak reveals how the Romans
were able to combine military strength, diplomacy, and
fortifications to effectively respond to changing threats. Rome's
secret was not ceaseless fighting, but comprehensive strategies
that unified force, diplomacy, and an immense infrastructure of
roads, forts, walls, and barriers. Initially relying on client
states to buffer attacks, Rome moved to a permanent frontier
defense around 117 CE. Finally, as barbarians began to penetrate
the empire, Rome filed large armies in a strategy of
"defense-in-depth," allowing invaders to pierce Rome's borders.
This updated edition has been extensively revised to incorporate
recent scholarship and archeological findings. A new preface
explores Roman imperial statecraft. This illuminating book remains
essential to both ancient historians and students of modern
strategy.
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