UID:
almahu_9948022486502882
Format:
1 online resource (xviii, 965 pages) :
,
digital, PDF file(s).
Edition:
2nd ed.
ISBN:
9781139053921 (ebook)
Series Statement:
The Cambridge ancient history
Content:
This volume covers the history of the Roman Empire from the accession of Septimius Severus in AD 193 to the death of Constantine in AD 337. This period was one of the most critical in the history of the Mediterranean world. It begins with the establishment of the Severan dynasty as a result of civil war. From AD 235 this period of relative stability was followed by half a century of short reigns of short-lived emperors and a number of military attacks on the eastern and northern frontiers of the empire. This was followed by the First Tetrarchy (AD 284–305), a period of collegial rule in which Diocletian, with his colleague Maximian and two junior Caesars (Constantius and Galerius), restabilised the empire. The period ends with the reign of the first Christian emperor, Constantine, who defeated Licinius and established a dynasty which lasted for thirty-five years.
Note:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 18 Nov 2015).
Additional Edition:
Print version: ISBN 9780521301992
Language:
English
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1017/CHOL9780521301992
