Intelligence activities in ancient Rome : trust in the gods, but verify /

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Hlavní autor: Sheldon, Rose Mary, 1948-
Médium: Licensed eBooks
Jazyk:angličtina
Vydáno: London ; New York : Frank Cass, 2005.
Edice:Studies in Intelligence.
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Obsah:
  • 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.