Life in the Roman world of Nero and StPaul . 2 THE ROMAN EMPIRE ABOUT AJ). 64. -r^ C Ship Routes. -M-H-t-i-v- Roada. X Positions (sometimes ) of Legions or indirated thus SYRIA- aip rndicatf^d thus .ASIA- acf Senatorial. I. r, i R. riark ;. pr ntrr,, f^: CHAP. I EXTENT OF THE EMPIRE 7 was indispensable for the carrying out of those Romanprinciples of administration which will be describedlater. But of the nations or tribes beyond thefrontiers only so much was known as had beengathered from a number of more or less futilecampaigns, from oc
Life in the Roman world of Nero and StPaul . 2 THE ROMAN EMPIRE ABOUT AJ). 64. -r^ C Ship Routes. -M-H-t-i-v- Roada. X Positions (sometimes ) of Legions or indirated thus SYRIA- aip rndicatf^d thus .ASIA- acf Senatorial. I. r, i R. riark ;. pr ntrr,, f^: CHAP. I EXTENT OF THE EMPIRE 7 was indispensable for the carrying out of those Romanprinciples of administration which will be describedlater. But of the nations or tribes beyond thefrontiers only so much was known as had beengathered from a number of more or less futilecampaigns, from occasional embassies sent to Romeby such peoples, from the writings of a few venturoustravellers bent on exploration, from slaves who hadbeen acquired by war or purchase, or from traderssuch as those who made their way to the Baltic inquest of amber, or to Arabia, Ethiopia, and India inquest of precious metals, jewels, ivory, perfumes, andfabrics. There had indeed been sundry attempts to annexstill more of the world. Roman armies had crossedthe Rhine and had twice fought their way to theElbe; but it became apparent to the shrewdAugustus and Tiberius that the country could not beheld, and the Rhine was for the present accepted asthe most natural and practical frontier.
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