11 sentences with 'frontiers'
Example sentences and phrases with the word frontiers and other words derived from it.
• « The frontiers of the Roman Empire, from what is now England to Turkey and from Germany to Spain, mark the heart of what its inhabitants would later come to think of as the "West" in so many words. »
• « The next two emperors, Hadrian and Antoninus Pius, did not achieve comparable military glory, but they defended the frontiers (Hadrian gave up Trajan's conquests in Mesopotamia to do so, recognising that they were unsustainable), oversaw major building projects and maintained Roman stability. »
• « They faced increasing threats on the Roman frontiers, as Germanic tribes made repeated (and often successful, at least temporarily) incursions into the north and a new Persian dynasty known as the Sassanids pressed against Roman territory in the east. »
• « Trajan's successor, the emperor Hadrian, built a huge series of fortifications to consolidate power on the frontiers - these eventually became known (in the 3rd century AD) as the coves, permanent garrisons and fortresses that were to serve as barriers to prevent "barbarian" incursions. »
• « Major crises affected the Roman Empire from 235 to 284 CE. The basis of the crises was increased pressure from foreign invaders on the Roman frontiers along with political instability within the Empire itself. »
• « Simultaneously, Germanic groups along Rome's northern frontiers were becoming larger and better organised. »
• « Diocletian built new roads for military use in order to move armies along the frontiers more efficiently. »
• « Finally, the eastern Roman Empire enjoyed a stroke of good fortune in the threats it faced from outside the frontiers: the barbarians went west and Persia did not launch major invasions. »
• « The eastern Roman armies had to fend off threats and hold the frontiers, but they did not face the overwhelming odds of their western Roman counterparts. »
• « In the year following the revelation of his concept of the absence of frontiers, Hawking devoted himself to exploring the fascinating concept of the universe as the ultimate free-for-all. »
• « Britain kept 10,000 troops in North America after the war ended in 1763 to defend the frontiers and repel any attack by its imperial rivals. »