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, 1970 - 965 pages 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. |
Table des matières
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 reign of Constantine A D 306337 | 90 |
GOVERNMENT AND ADMINISTRATION | 114 |
The emperor and his administration | 131 |
6b The age of the Severans | 137 |
6c The government and administration of the empire in | 156 |
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 |
Thirdcentury Christianity | 589 |
from | 170 |
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 |
Art and architecture A D 193337 | 672 |
Conclusion | 702 |
Frontier deployment A D 193337 | 724 |
Stemmata | 768 |
Bibliography | 786 |
15 | 800 |
67 | 813 |
900 | |
Expressions et termes fréquents
administration Africa Alamanni Alexandria Antioch Arab Ardashir Armenia army attested Augustus Aurelian Aurelius Barnes bishop Caesar campaign Caracalla Carrié Cascio centre Christian church classical cohort coinage coins command Const Constantine cult curial Dacia Danube Decius denarii Diocletian early east eastern Eccl economy Edict Egypt Elagabalus emperor empire equestrian equites Eusebius evidence example fourth century frontier Gaius Galerius Gallienus Gaul gold Gordian III Goths governor Hatra Hist imperial important inscription Italy jurists Lact Lactantius late later legionary Licinius Liebs Maximian Maximinus Mesopotamia military Moesia Nicomedia official pagan Palmyra Pannonia Parthian period persecution Persian political praetorian prefect provinces Raetia reform region reign rescripts Rhine role Roman Rome Sassanian second century senate senatorial Septimius Severus Severan Severus Alexander Shapur silver soldiers sources status surviving Syria temple territory tetrarchic texts third century traditional troops Ulpian Valerian