Geographical Knowledge
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·        Not overly impressive knowledge – many geographical books came to aid literary understanding.

·        Map most important for officials to conceptualise land on their borders etc. Theodosius II orders map of the world.

·        Isaac says did not have “sufficiently clear or accurate notion of topographical realities to allow them to conceive overall military situation” - Roman surveyors could survey extensive tracts of provincial territory – why not large-scale geographical territory?

·        Janni avoides habitual map literacy – lacked spatial awareness to map it accurately

Other Notes in this Category

1. Aims
2. At the interface - The frontier Regions
3. Geographical Knowledge
4. Personnel
5. Resources for Foreign Relations, Records
6. Roman Aims
7. Sasanian Persia
8. Strategic Intelligence in relations with Persia

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