Reviews

`this is a book crammed with challenging ideas and fresh, thought-provoking approaches, backed up by 91 pages of detailed, epigraphic documentation; it will arouse much discussion'
The Historian
`both innovative and stimulating'
The Historian
`this study is a useful synthesis that is sure to engender further debate about the nature both of Roman frontiers generally and those of other complex societies'
American Historical Review
`Cherry is to be praised for opening up debate by offering a stimulating hypothesis to test'
Steve Roskams, Britannia
`scholars welcome this clearly documented, well-written study. Cherry's epigraphic appendixes bolster his conclusions and offer resources for additional scholarship. His treatment of ancient African agricultural economics is now fundamental.'
P. B. Harvey, Pennsylvania State University, CHOICE, sept 1999