Alaric Watson

Aurelian and the Third Century

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

A key 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 Emperor Aurelian and his part in summoning them.

Produktdetails

• Roman Imperial Biographies
• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 324
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. November 2003
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 162mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 402g
• ISBN-13: 9780415301879
• ISBN-10: 0415301874
• Artikelnr.: 22579057

Autorenporträt

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.

Inhaltsangabe

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.