...in any sense intentional had been merely sporadic and unsupported by any definite policy" (p. 324); "If therefore we hope to understand the groping, stumbling,...own surprise Rome was mistress of the Mediterranean " (p. 120). In other words, the author's purpose is to combat the ordinary •view that Rome reached...

...Professor Frank believes that the expansion of Rome was "groping, stumbling, accidental," caused by specific accidents that led the nation unwittingly...surprise, Rome was mistress of the Mediterranean world." This thesis, maintained with great learning and clarity, is indeed suggestive: yet can anyone of our...

...in any sense intentional had been merely sporadic and unsupported by any definite policy" (p. 324); "If therefore we hope to understand the groping, stumbling,...own surprise Rome was mistress of the Mediterranean " (p. 120) . In other words, the author's purpose is to combat the ordinary view that Rome reached...

...universal power never occurred to any Roman before the Punic war," writes Frank, "a series of accidents led the nation unwittingly from one contest to another...own surprise, Rome was mistress of the Mediterranean world."23 The first Punic war gave rise to the second. Seeking to redress the humiliation of earlier...

...Macmillan. "Roman expansion, the author finds to have been a 'groping, stumbling, accidental' process. . .'that led the nation unwittingly from one contest...surprise, Rome was mistress of the Mediterranean world.' This general view is maintained by a careful analysis of economic facts and political motives. . .and...