1st Edition
Intelligence Activities in Ancient Rome Trust in the Gods But Verify
By Rose Mary Sheldon
Copyright 2005
346 Pages
by
Routledge
346 Pages
by
Routledge
352 Pages
by
Routledge
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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... Read more
Part 1 The Republic; Introduction; Chapter 1 Trust in the gods, but verify; Chapter 2 Rome conquers Italy; Chapter 3 Hannibal’s spies; Chapter 4 Diplomat, trader, messenger, client, spy; Chapter 5 The high price of failure; Chapter 6; Chapter 7 Julius Caesar and the end of the Roman Republic; Part 2 The Empire; Chapter 8 The Augustan revolution; Chapter 9 Roman military intelligence; Chapter 10 Intelligence systems failure; Chapter 11 Transmission and signaling; Chapter 12 The Roman secret service; Chapter 13 Big brother is watching you; Chapter 14 Epilogue;
Biography
Rose Mary Sheldon has been a Professor at the Virginia Military Institute since 2000. She received a PhD from the University of Michigan in ancient history in 1987 and has published widely on ancient history.
