Format:
x Seiten, 9 ungezählte Seiten, 348 Seiten
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Illustrationen, Karten
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24 cm
ISBN:
9781473895249
Content:
Caracalla' has one of the worst reputations of any Roman Emperor. Many ancient historians were very hostile and Edward Gibbon later dubbed him the common enemy of mankind. Yet his reign was considered by at least one Roman author to be the apogee of the Roman Empire. Guilty of many murders and massacres (including his own brother, ex-wife and daughter) he was, however, popular with the army, improving their pay and cultivating the image of sharing their hardships. Surprisingly this is the first full-length biography of this colourful character in English. Ilkka Syvänne explains how the biased ancient sources in combination with the stern looking statues of the emperor have created a distorted image of the man and then reconstructs the actual events, particularly his military campaigns and reforms, to offer a balanced view of his reign. The biography offers the first complete overview of the policies, events and military campaigns of the reign and explains how and why these contributed to the military crisis of the third century. --
Content:
Background -- Youth and education -- The military education: the campaigns of 207-211 -- The joint rule: Antoninus (211-217) and his hapless brother Geta (211-212) -- Antoninus Caracalla takes power -- German Campaign 212- 213: Antoninus Imperator, Germanicus Maximus, Pacator Orbis, Magnus -- Caracalla's Anabasis phase 1: Caracalla the Geticus and the preparations in 214 -- Caracalla's Anabasis phase 2: Caracalla arrives in Asia to make further preparations -- Caracalla's Anabasis phase 3: campaigns in Armenia and Alexandria, 215 -- Caracalla's Anabasis phase 4: Campaign Against Artabanus in 216 -- Caracalla's Anabasis phase 5: army at Winter Quarters and the death of Caracalla, 216-217 -- The Apogee of Rome: the reign of Caracalla Magnus, ̀The Ausonian Beast' (211-217) -- An epilogue: the reign of Macrinus the Effeminate, 217-218 -- Appendix I: The family of Caracalla -- Appendix II: Julius Africanus and Severan military science -- Appendix III: The Georgian chronicles and Caracalla's campaign in Armenia
Language:
English
Keywords:
Caracalla Römisches Reich, Kaiser
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Kriegführung
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Caracalla Römisches Reich, Kaiser
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Militär
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Geschichte
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