Session organisers / Chairpersons:
David J Breeze
Christof Fluegel
The aim of this session is to examine several of the different purposes of Roman frontiers which have been proposed. Each speaker has been asked to speak for no more than 10 minutes on one purpose of the frontiers. At the end there will be a vote, and a prize for the “winner”.
Confirmed participants for this session:
- Eberhard Sauer: To defend the empire
- Erik Grafstaal: To prevent raiding
- Marcus Gschwind: To control transhumance
- Andreas Thiel: To control movement into and out of the province
- Alan Rushworth: To protect travellers in the frontier zone
- Simon James: To keep the troops busy
- Sebastian Sommer: To create an edge to the empire for the Romans
- Christof Fluegel: To serve as a symbol and object of intimidation