The Cambridge Ancient History: Volume 12, The Crisis of Empire, AD 193-337Iorwerth Eiddon Stephen Edwards, Alan Bowman, Peter Garnsey, Averil Cameron, Cambridge University Press 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. |
Contents
History Ancient History The Queens University of Belfast | 1 |
Maximinus to Diocletian and the crisis | 28 |
Diocletian and the first tetrarchy A D 284305 | 67 |
The army | 110 |
The emperor and his administration | 131 |
6b The age of the Severans | 137 |
6c The government and administration of the empire in | 156 |
from | 170 |
The Sassanians | 461 |
Armenia and the eastern marches | 481 |
The Arabs and the desert peoples | 498 |
RELIGION CULTURE AND SOCIETY | 521 |
The individual and the gods | 538 |
17c Public religion | 553 |
18a Christianity A D 70192 | 573 |
Art and architecture A D 193337 | 672 |
7a High classical law | 184 |
Epiclassical law | 200 |
Provinces and frontiers | 212 |
Developments in provincial and local administration | 269 |
Egypt from Septimius Severus to the death of Constantine | 313 |
the states point of view A D 193337 | 327 |
Coinage society and economy | 393 |
The Germanic peoples and Germanic society | 440 |
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administration Africa Alexandria Antioch antoninianus appear Arab Arabia Ardashir Armenia army Asia attested Augustus Aurelian Aurelius Barnes bishop Britain Caesar campaign Caracalla Carrié Cascio centre Chastagnol Christian church cohort coinage coins command Const Constantine Corbier cult curial Dacia Danube death Decius denarii Diocletian early east eastern Eccl economy Edict Egypt Elagabalus emperor equestrian equites Eusebius evidence fourth century frontier Galerius Gallienus Gaul gods gold Gordian Gordian III Goths governor Greek Hatra Hist imperial inscription Italy jurists king late later Licinius Maximian Maximinus Mesopotamia military Millar Moesia Nicomedia Odenathus pagan Palmyra Pannonia Parthian period persecution Persian political provinces Raetia reform region reign repr Rhine Roman empire Rome römischen Sassanian second century senate senatorial Septimius Severus Severan Severus Alexander Shapur siècle silver soldiers status Syria temple territory tetrarchs texts third century traditional troops Valerian
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