This is the first comprehensive treatment of the Roman military presence in the Near East. Using both well-known and neglected sources, Professor Isaac reassesses the means by which Rome achieved and maintained her contorl over the region. He discusses the extent to which current vacillating views on imperialism can affect opinions concerning the character and mechanisms by which Rome ensured the integrity and expansion of her influence. Also considered here are problems of methodology, especially the use of archaelogical remains for historical interpretation. Now available in paperback, this revised edition contains extensive author's ammendments in the light of the most recent research, so that the book is now representative of the most up-to-date work on the subject. There is an additional bibliography, containing material only recently made available, and a new preface introducing the volume.

作者简介：

本杰明·亨利·艾萨克，(Benjamin Henri Isaac)(1945.5.10 -)，特拉维夫大学古代史教授，以色列科学与人文学院成员，美国哲学学会会员。

艾萨克的研究范围涵盖了公元前6世纪至公元7世纪这一阶段。主要研究对象为古希腊史、古罗马史，以及公元前2世纪 以降的犹太史。此外他还参与了对犹太/巴勒斯坦行省的古罗马道路的测绘，以及为该地区各主要语言的古代碑文建立语料库的工作。

译者简介：

欧阳旭东，毕业于北京航空航天大学外语系，现任深圳大学外国语学院英语语言文学副教授，专业领域为英语语言文化。现已编写出版了多本英语教材，并译有数本学术著作，如传播学专著《公关造势与技巧》，古典学专著《德摩斯提尼时代的雅典民主：结构、原则与意识形态》、《想象中的希腊：神话的多重语境》等。