Roman Empire from Severus to Constantine

Name: Roman Empire from Severus to Constantine
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ISBN: 9780415239448

ISBN-10: 0415239443

ISBN-13: 9780415239448

Edition: 2nd 2001

Authors: Pat Southern

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During the third century, the Roman Empire was in crisis. The growing threat from Germanic tribes and the Persian Empire, combined with internal difficulties, shook Rome to the core. In many respects the Empire should have collapsed, yet it didn't. Pat Southern's elegant narrative synthesizes a wealth of recent scholarship to bring the era to life. She shows that many of the third century leaders, particularly Gallienus, have been underrated. Far from being responsible for the travails faced by the Empire, their efforts towards consolidation enabled it to survive and helped to transform it into the sacrosanct, absolutist regime that emerged under Diocletian and Constantine. This is an…

Book details

List price: $47.95
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: Routledge
Publication date: 10/12/2001
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 414
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.540
Language: English

Patricia Southern is an authority on the Romans and the author of twelve history books and historical biographies including Ancient Rome: The Rise & Fall of an Empire 753 BC-AD 476 ('A lucid book' CHOICE; 'Clear and witty' OXBOW BOOK NEWS) and Cleopatra ('In the absence of Cleopatra's memoirs, Southern's commendably balanced biography will do very well' THE SUNDAY TELEGRAPH). She lives in Northumberland.



Introduction and Acknowledgements


Abbreviations



The Third Century



Emperors and Usurpers 180-260



Schism and Reunification 260-84



A World Geared for War 284-324



Beyond the Northern Frontiers



Beyond the Eastern Frontiers



The Empire Transformed


Notes


Bibliography


Index