The Reign of Constantius II

ISBN-13: 9781032010427 / Angielski / Twarda / 2022 / 464 str.

Nicholas Baker-Brian

Opis

This book examines the dynastic, political and cultural impact of Constantius' reign as a member of the Constantinian family on the later empire, first as a joint ruler with his brothers and then as sole Augustus.

Spis treści

Chapter 1 Introduction: The Roman Empire of Constantine's Sons / Chapter 2 Seeing and Reading the Sons of Constantine / Chapter 3 Writing Constantius II / Chapter 4 Making and Shaping a Dynasty / Chapter 5 Upholding the Legacy: The Dynasty between 340–350 / Chapter 6 New Faces, Old Enemies / Chapter 7 Sole Augustus / Chapter 8 War and Little Peace: Constantius II’s Final Years / Chapter 9 Afterword: A Funeral and a Usurpation  / Bibliography

O autorze

Nicholas Baker-Brian is Reader in Ancient Religions in the School of History, Archaeology and Religion at Cardiff University. He has published extensively on the late antique period, including most recently the co-edited volumes, A Companion to Religion in Late Antiquity (2018), The Sons of Constantine, AD 337–361 (2020) and Studia Patristica Vol. 102 (2021).