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Professor Sheldon uses the modern concept of the intelligence cycle
to trace intelligence activities in Rome whether they were done by
private citizens, the government, or the military. Examining a
broad range of activities the book looks at the many types of
espionage tradecraft that have left their traces in the ancient
sources: * intelligence and counterintelligence gathering * covert
action * clandestine operations * the use of codes and ciphers
Dispelling the myth that such activities are a modern invention,
Professor Sheldon explores how these ancient spy stories have
modern echoes as well. What is the role of an intelligence service
in a free republic? When do the security needs of the state
outweigh the rights of the citizen? If we cannot trust our own
security services, how safe can we be? Although protected by the
Praetorian Guard, seventy-five percent of Roman emperors died by
assassination or under attack by pretenders to his throne. Who was
guarding the guardians? For students of Rome, and modern social
studies too - this will provide a fascinating read.
Intelligence activities have always been an integral part of
statecraft, and the Romans could not have built and protected their
empire without them. In both the Republic and the Empire the Romans
realized that to keep their borders safe, to control their
population, to keep abreast of political developments abroad, and
for the internal security of their own regime, they needed a means
to collect the intelligence which enabled them to make informed
decisions. The Romans certainly did not have our technology nor did
they use our terminology. A search for the Roman equivalent of the
CIA is fruitless; there was no such thing. But this is not to say
that they did not collect intelligence. While no one department of
government was ever trusted with all of Rome's clandestine
activities, there were several organizations that shared the
responsibility of telling the emperor what he wanted to know. Onto
their vast system of roads was grafted an intelligence network
which carried information from all ends of the empire to the
emperor. The men responsible for monitoring that system became, in
effect, a Roman Secret Service.
What are referred to as intelligence activities, in fact, include a
whole range of subjects that are only loosely bound by the fact
that modern intelligence services practice those arts. Professor
Sheldon uses the modern concept of the intelligence cycle to trace
intelligence activities whether they were done by private citizens,
the government, or the military. The range of activities is broad:
intelligence and counterintelligence gathering, covert action,
clandestine operations, the use of codes and ciphers, and many
other types of espionage tradecraft have all left theirtraces in
the ancient sources. This book will certainly dispel the myth that
such activities are a modern invention.
These ancient spy stories have modern echoes as well. We still
debate many of the questions that faced the Romans. What is the
role of an intelligence service in a free republic? When do the
security needs of the state outweigh the rights of the citizen? And
if we cannot trust our own security services, how safe can we be?
Although protected by the Praetorian Guard, seventy-five percent of
Roman emperors died by assassination or under attack by pretenders
to his throne. Who was guarding the guardians?
In the wake of the World Trade Center attack on September 11th, the
world once again has been reminded of how painful and expensive
intelligence failures can be. The Romans, too, suffered such
disasters, and Sheldon details how the Romans could be tricked,
ambushed and even defeated by an enemy with better intelligence on
the ground. This is the first work in English, written for the
general public, to bring together all of Rome's intelligence
activities from the Republic to the high Empire. It is not
difficult to see why espionage is often referred to as the World's
Second Oldest Profession.
Saul of Tarsus is one of the best known and most beloved figures of
Christianity. This man, later known as St. Paul, set the tone for
Christianity, including an emphasis on celibacy, the theory of
divine grace and salvation, and the elimination of circumcision. It
was Paul who wrote a large part of the New Testament, and who
called it euangelion, "the gospel." There is another side of Paul,
however, that has been little studied and that is his connection to
the Roman military establishment and its intelligence arm. While
other scholars and writers have suggested the idea that Paul was
cooperating with the Romans, this is the first book-length study to
document it in detail. By looking at the traditional story through
a new lens, some of the thorniest questions and contradictions in
Paul's life can be unravelled. How did he come to work for the
Temple authorities who collaborated with the Romans? How was he
able to escape from legal situations in which others would have
been killed? Why
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This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone!
This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This
IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced
typographical errors, and jumbled words. This book may have
occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor
pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original
artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe
this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections,
have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing
commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We
appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the
preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
Exploring the history of internal security under the first Roman
dynasty, this groundbreaking book answers the enduring question: If
there were 9,000 men guarding the emperor, how were three-quarters
of Rome's leaders assassinated? Rose Mary Sheldon traces the
evolution of internal security mechanisms under the
Julio-Claudians, evaluating the system that Augustus first
developed to protect the imperial family and the stability of his
dynasty. Yet in spite of the intensive precautions taken, there
were multiple attempts on his life. Like all emperors, Augustus had
a number of competing constituencies-the senate, the army, his
extended family, the provincials, and the populace of Rome-but were
they all equally threatening? Indeed, the biggest threat would come
from those closest to the emperor-his family and the aristocracy.
Even Roman imperial women were deeply involved in instigating
regime change. By the fourth emperor, Caligula, the Praetorian
Guards were already participating in assassinations, and the army
too was becoming more politicized. Sheldon weighs the accuracy of
ancient sources: Does the image of the emperor presented to us
represent reality or what the people who killed him wanted us to
think? Were Caligula and Nero really crazy, or did senatorial
historians portray them that way to justify their murder? Was
Claudius really the fool found drooling behind a curtain and made
emperor, or was he in on the plot from the beginning? These and
other fascinating questions are answered as Sheldon concludes that
the repeated problem of "killing Caesar" reflected the empire's
larger dynamics and turmoil.
Guarding the Caesars is the story of the survival of the Flavian
emperors in Rome. The dynasty produced three of the most famous and
productive rulers in the Roman Empire. Vespasian built the
Colosseum. Titus won the Great Jewish War of 66-70, and his men
were responsible for the destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem.
Domitian, perhaps Rome's greatest builder, is responsible for many
of the buildings we connect with Rome today. He was without a doubt
among the most controversial of all Roman rulers and the subject of
much debate still today. The Flavian dynasty begins with the death
of the four successors to the Julio-Claudians and ends with the
dramatic assassination of Domitian in his own palace. In between,
there are numerous attempts to kill the sitting emperor.
Seventy-five percent of all Roman emperors died of
assassination--the highest rate of any monarchy in the world. This
is the story of how the emperors' security services tried to keep
three of them alive.
Guarding the Caesars is the story of the survival of the Flavian
emperors in Rome. The dynasty produced three of the most famous and
productive rulers in the Roman Empire. Vespasian built the
Colosseum. Titus won the Great Jewish War of 66-70, and his men
were responsible for the destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem.
Domitian, perhaps Rome's greatest builder, is responsible for many
of the buildings we connect with Rome today. He was without a doubt
among the most controversial of all Roman rulers and the subject of
much debate still today. The Flavian dynasty begins with the death
of the four successors to the Julio-Claudians and ends with the
dramatic assassination of Domitian in his own palace. In between,
there are numerous attempts to kill the sitting emperor.
Seventy-five percent of all Roman emperors died of
assassination--the highest rate of any monarchy in the world. This
is the story of how the emperors' security services tried to keep
three of them alive.
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