The Triumph of Empire : : The Roman World from Hadrian to Constantine / / Michael Kulikowski.

The Triumph of Empire takes readers into the political heart of imperial Rome and recounts the extraordinary challenges overcome by a flourishing empire. Michael Kulikowski’s history begins with the reign of Hadrian, who visited the farthest reaches of his domain and created stable frontiers, and sp...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Harvard University Press Complete eBook-Package 2016
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Place / Publishing House:Cambridge, MA : : Harvard University Press, , [2017]
©2016
Year of Publication:2017
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (500 p.) :; 35 color illustrations, 14 maps
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgements
  • List of Illustrations
  • Introduction
  • 1. The Early Years of Hadrian
  • 2. The Late Reign and the Succession
  • 3. Peace and War at Mid-Century
  • 4. The Last of the Antonines
  • 5. Septimius Severus and His Rivals
  • 6. The Reign of Severus
  • 7. The Later Severans
  • 8. Eurasian History and the Roman Empire
  • 9. From Gordian III to Valerian
  • 10. Valerian and the Generals
  • 11. The Last of the Soldier Emperors
  • 12. Diocletian, Constantine and the Creation of the Later Roman Empire
  • 13. The Failure of the Tetrarchy
  • 14. Constantine and Licinius
  • 15. The Structure of Empire Before and After Constantine
  • 16. The Constantinian Empire
  • 17. The Children of Constantine
  • 18. Constantius, Julian and the Empire to Come
  • The Roman Emperors from Augustus to Julian
  • Persian Kings from Ardashir to Shapur II
  • Further Reading
  • Bibliography
  • Index