Aurelian and the Third Century

ISBN-13: 9780415301879 / Angielski / Miękka / 2003 / 328 str.

Alaric Watson

Opis

A biography of the emperor who contributed more to the recovery of the Roman Empire than any other individual of his time.

Recenzje

'W. deserves admiration for having squeezed so much interesting material so accessibly into so little space.' - Journal of Roman Studies

Spis treści

Preface. List of Abbreviations. List of dates. Maps. 1. Introduction: The Third-Century Crisis.Part I: 'Restorer of the World' 2. A Divided Empire 3. Aurelian Ascendent 4. Zenobia and the East 5. The Palmyrene Wars 6. War in the West: The Re-unification of the Empire 7. The End of AurelianPart II: Internal Politics 8. Economic Reforms 9. Public Works and Administration 10. The Emperor, the Senate and the Armies 11. The Emperor and the Divine Conclusion.Appendix A: Excursion on Sources. Appendix B: Problems of chronology. Bibliography. Index.

O autorze

Alaric Watson has a PhD from King's College London in Roman history and has taught Roman history at the University of North London and Queen Mary and Westfield College. He is now a Barrister in Lincoln's Inn.