The Cambridge Ancient History
Volume 12. The Crisis of Empire, AD 193-337
2nd Edition
Part of The Cambridge Ancient History
- Editors:
- Alan Bowman, Brasenose College, Oxford
- Averil Cameron, Keble College, Oxford
- Peter Garnsey, University of Cambridge
- Date Published: September 2005
- availability: In stock
- format: Hardback
- isbn: 9780521301992
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This volume covers the history of the Roman Empire from the accession of Septimius Severus in AD 193 to the death of Constantine in AD 337. This period was one of the most critical in the history of the Mediterranean world. It begins with the establishment of the Severan dynasty as a result of civil war. From AD 235 this period of relative stability was followed by half a century of short reigns of short-lived emperors and a number of military attacks on the eastern and northern frontiers of the empire. This was followed by the First Tetrarchy (AD 284–305), a period of collegial rule in which Diocletian, with his colleague Maximian and two junior Caesars (Constantius and Galerius), restabilised the empire. The period ends with the reign of the first Christian emperor, Constantine, who defeated Licinius and established a dynasty which lasted for thirty-five years.
Read more- Offers a new perspective on the so-called 'crisis' of the Roman Empire
- Takes full account of the most recent archaeological evidence
- Provides a full account of the most important period in the history of Christianity and the church
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- Edition: 2nd Edition
- Date Published: September 2005
- format: Hardback
- isbn: 9780521301992
- length: 983 pages
- dimensions: 238 x 160 x 58 mm
- weight: 1.8kg
- contains: 12 b/w illus. 9 maps 3 tables
- availability: In stock
Table of Contents
Preface
Part I. Narrative:
1. The Severan dynasty Brian Campbell
2. Maximinus to Diocletian and the 'crisis' John Drinkwater
3. Diocletian and the first tetrarchy, 284–305 Alan K. Bowman
4. The reign of Constantine, 306–337 Averil Cameron
Part II. Government and Administration:
5. The army Brian Campbell
6. The emperor and his adminstration
6a. General developments Elio Lo Cascio
6b. The age of the Severans Elio Lo Cascio
6c. The government and administration of the empire in the central decades of the third century Elio Lo Cascio
6d. The new state of Diocletian and Constantine: from the tetrarchy to the reunification of the empire Elio Lo Cascio
7a. High classical law David Ibbetson
7b. Epiclassical law David Johnston
Part III. The Provinces:
8. Provinces and frontiers John Wilkes
9. Developments in provincial and local administrations Jean-Michel Carrié
10. Egypt from Septimius Severus to the death of Constantine Alan K. Bowman
Part IV. The Economy of the Empire:
11. Coinage and taxation: the state's point of view, 193–337 Mireille Corbier
12. Coinage, society and economy Mireille Corbier
Part V. The Non-Roman World:
13. The Germanic peoples and Germanic society Malcolm Todd
14. The Sassanians Richard N. Frye
15. Armenia and the Eastern Marches Christopher S. Lightfoot
16. The Arabs and the desert peoples Maurice Sartre
Part VI. Religion, Culture and Society:
17. Late polytheism
17a. The world-view Garth Fowden
17b. The individual and the gods Garth Fowden
17c. Public religion Garth Fowden
18a. Christianity, AD 70–192 Mark Edwards
18B. Third-century Christianity Graeme Clarke
23. Art and architecture, 193–337 Janet Huskinson
Appendices to chapter 8
Stemmata
Chronology.
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