When Greco Syria?which had included Judea until the Maccabean independence?fell before its arms, it was to be expected that the never-satisfied Rome would not rest until the ...

As the extent of the territories falling under Roman suzerainty expanded, and the size of the city's forces increased, the soldiery of ancient Rome became increasingly professional ...

As the extent of the territories falling under Roman suzerainty expanded, and the size of the city's forces increased, the soldiery of ancient Rome became increasingly professional ...

8BCE-40CE: Reign in Nabataea of King Aretas IV; kingdom's "golden age" under Roman suzerainty. 1st c. CE: Roman efforts to secure trade route through southern Caucasus to East.

... Egypt, crossed into Nubia in force, appointed a    rannos - a Roman client ruler - for the Triacontaschoenus, and forced local Meroitic officials to recognize Roman suzerainty ...