Clandestine and espionage operations have been used earlier than before the Roman Empire. Clandestine operations are covert or secret operations performed by our nation’s military and special agency groups. Espionage operations are a process by which information is obtained secretly from military or government entities. Romans used these same operations against Samnites and Gauls to expand and protect their empire. These particular subjects are not typically taught in schools nor are they boasted about in any political community. Though, clandestine and espionage operations have been around for a while, it has only been within the last century in which our United States government has established agencies to take care of specific operations
