In his brief reign (lasting just over five years) Aurelian contributed more to the recovery of the Roman Empire than any other individual of his time. He decisively repelled the German invaders threatening the Danube and crushed the enemies, Zenobia and Tetricus. Among his other achievements he also introduced major monetary reforms and constructed the defensive walls around Rome that still bear his name to this day. This text provides a re-evaluation in the light of recent scholarship of the difficulties facing the Roman Empire in the AD 260s and 270s, concentrating upon the reign of the...
In his brief reign (lasting just over five years) Aurelian contributed more to the recovery of the Roman Empire than any other individual of his time....
