The Severans: The Roman Empire Transformed

ISBN-13: 9780415127721 / Angielski / Twarda / 1996 / 160 str.

Michael Grant

Opis

This work analyzes the colourful decline of the Roman Empire during the reign of the Severans, the first non-Italian dynasty. It describes the foreign wars waged against the Alemanni and the Persians, and the remarkable personalities of the imperial family. The reader encounters Julia Domna's alleged literary circle, or Elagabalus' curious private life - which included dancing in the streets, marrying a vestal virgin and smothering his enemies with rose petals. With its plate section, maps and bibliography, this book should appeal to the student of ancient history as well as to the general reader.

Spis treści

List of Maps. List of Illustrations: Acknowledgements for Illustrations. Introduction. 1. Septimus Severus and the Struggle for Power 2. The Praetorians and their Prefects: Plautianus 3. The Gestures of Septimius 4. The Successors 5. The Provinces and Italy: the Constitutio Antoniniana 6. The Army: the Military Monarchy 7. Finance 8. The Syrian Women 9. The Lawyers 10. The Novel: Longus 11. Art and Architecture 12. Religion Epilogue. Appendix: The Literary Sources. List of Emperors. Abbreviations. Notes. Some Books. Index

O autorze

Michael Grant is one of the world's greatest writers on ancient history. He was formerly a Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge, Professor of Humanities at the University of Edinburgh and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Khartoum and the Queen's University of Belfast. He has published over fifty books.