| Description |
1 online resource (xxvii, 317 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Series |
Studies in Intelligence |
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Studies in Intelligence
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| Contents |
Trust in the gods, but verify -- Rome conquers Italy: methods and motives -- Hannibal's spies -- Diplomat, trader, messenger, client, spy: Rome's eyes and ears in the east -- The high price of failure: Crassus and the Parthians -- Caesar goes to Britain -- Julius Caesar and the end of the Roman Republic -- The Augustan revolution : communications and internal security -- Roman military intelligence -- Intelligence systems failure : the slaughter of Varus in the Teutoburgerwald -- Transmission and signaling -- The Roman secret service -- Big brother is watching you |
| Summary |
"Intelligence activities have always been an integral part of statecraft, and the Romans could not have built and protected their empire without them. 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 their traces in the ancient sources. This book will certainly dispel the myth that such activities are a modern invention."--Jacket |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 290-309) and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Intelligence service -- Rome
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TRUE CRIME -- Espionage.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Freedom & Security -- Intelligence.
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Intelligence service
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Rome (Empire)
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
0203005562 |
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9780203005569 |
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9780714654805 |
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0714654809 |
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1280157682 |
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9781280157684 |
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9786610157686 |
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6610157685 |
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1135771073 |
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9781135771072 |
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