rome\'s vassal kingdoms

[Quintus Aurelius Lepidus]

hi

do you guys know about any good books regarding Rome's vassal kingdoms like Iudea, Commagene, Alpes maritimae, mauretania, ...

Tnx!

[John W Davison]

A few thoughts:

This is a survey of the Empire and all neighbouring states and peoples:

“The Roman Empire and its Neighbours”,F Millar,(1981,2001 RPR) [2nd Edn]

The first part of the following considers client states as part of the Imperial "system":

"The Grand Strategy of the Roman Empire",E Luttwak,(1976)

Detailed narrative background for the East is in:

"The Hellenistic World & the Coming of Rome",E Gruen,(1984)

Regards,
John

[John W Davison]

Sorry - I neglected to mention:

“Rome & the Friendly King:the Character of Client Kingship”,D Braund,(1984)

Regards,
John

[D B Campbell]

I would agree that the standard work remains Braund's book (and several related articles), favourably reviewed in (e.g.) Latomus 46.2 (1987), pp. 456-8 (http://www.jstor.org/stable/41534542).

[D B Campbell]

Specifically on Judaea, John Curran, "The long hesitation", Greece & Rome 52.1 (2005), pp. 70-98, is quite good: http://www.jstor.org/stable/3567859.