The army were the undisputed kingmakers in the tumultuous imperial politics of the later Roman Empire. The Emperor and the Army in the Later Roman Empire, AD 235-395 is the first study solely dedicated to understanding how the Roman emperor tried to maintain the loyalty he needed from his army to survive. It examines the military role the emperor played as imperator and reveals the 'political propaganda' he employed to persuade the army to back him. It also details the myriad of financial and honorific inducements the emperor offered to keep the support of an unpredictable yet politically crucial institution.…mehr
The army were the undisputed kingmakers in the tumultuous imperial politics of the later Roman Empire. The Emperor and the Army in the Later Roman Empire, AD 235-395 is the first study solely dedicated to understanding how the Roman emperor tried to maintain the loyalty he needed from his army to survive. It examines the military role the emperor played as imperator and reveals the 'political propaganda' he employed to persuade the army to back him. It also details the myriad of financial and honorific inducements the emperor offered to keep the support of an unpredictable yet politically crucial institution.
Mark Hebblewhite completed his PhD at Macquarie University, Australia, in 2012 and has taught widely in the field of Ancient History. His research interests centre on the ideology and politics of the later Roman Empire, with particular reference to the role of the army. He is currently an Adjunct Associate Lecturer at the University of New South Wales, Australia.
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List of Figures Preface and Acknowledgements Selected Roman Emperors and Usurpers Abbreviations Introduction Fides, the Army and the Emperor The Ancient Sources Modern Perspectives Chapter 1 - Dawn of the Warrior Emperor Dynastic Rule Redefined? A Dynastic Resurgence? The Emperor as Commilito? Chapter 2 -Advertising Military Success Coinage and the Projection of Military Power Virtus, Victoria and an empire in crisis Virtus: The courage to lead Victoria: An emperor's duty Emperors Armed for battle Diocletian to Theodosius the Great: new messages for a new age Portraits of Power The Titulature of Military Success Projecting success in crisis Tetrarchs and dynasts: the titulature of shared military success Chapter 3 - Praemia Militiae Praemia Militiae of the Republic and Early Empire A Severan Mercenary Army? Praemia Militiae 235-395 Donativa Regular donativa Irregular donativa Ceremony and the donativum Fides guaranteed? Stipendium: A Dying Praemium? The Annona Militaris: Dona Praemia Veteranorum The Economics of Praemia Militiae Chapter 4 - The Emperor, The Law and Disciplina Militaris Legal Benefits The later empire Soldiers and their families Barbarians in a citizen army Disciplina Militaris Chapter 5 - Rituals of Identity Acclamatio: The First Act of Fidelity? Acclamatio in the age of the soldier emperors Ceremonial legitimisation Adlocutio: Presence and Power The ceremony of adlocutio The impact of adlocutio Sacramentum Militiae: The Military Oath of Fidelity Empty words in an age of chaos The imperial perspective An oath honoured? Chapter 6 - Symbols of Power Signa Militaria and Imagines Signa Militaria: Heart of the Unit? Imperial Co-option of the signa militaria Images of Identity, Images of Power Potestas Purpurae? Christ's Emperor? Epithets of Identity Emperors of the Third Century Crisis: Caracalla's Heirs? Diocletian, Constantine and the honorific epithets of the Notitia Dignitatum Honorific Coinage Concordia, Fides and Crisis Virtus, Gloria and the Fourth Century Army Conclusion Bibliography Index
List of Figures Preface and Acknowledgements Selected Roman Emperors and Usurpers Abbreviations Introduction Fides, the Army and the Emperor The Ancient Sources Modern Perspectives Chapter 1 - Dawn of the Warrior Emperor Dynastic Rule Redefined? A Dynastic Resurgence? The Emperor as Commilito? Chapter 2 -Advertising Military Success Coinage and the Projection of Military Power Virtus, Victoria and an empire in crisis Virtus: The courage to lead Victoria: An emperor's duty Emperors Armed for battle Diocletian to Theodosius the Great: new messages for a new age Portraits of Power The Titulature of Military Success Projecting success in crisis Tetrarchs and dynasts: the titulature of shared military success Chapter 3 - Praemia Militiae Praemia Militiae of the Republic and Early Empire A Severan Mercenary Army? Praemia Militiae 235-395 Donativa Regular donativa Irregular donativa Ceremony and the donativum Fides guaranteed? Stipendium: A Dying Praemium? The Annona Militaris: Dona Praemia Veteranorum The Economics of Praemia Militiae Chapter 4 - The Emperor, The Law and Disciplina Militaris Legal Benefits The later empire Soldiers and their families Barbarians in a citizen army Disciplina Militaris Chapter 5 - Rituals of Identity Acclamatio: The First Act of Fidelity? Acclamatio in the age of the soldier emperors Ceremonial legitimisation Adlocutio: Presence and Power The ceremony of adlocutio The impact of adlocutio Sacramentum Militiae: The Military Oath of Fidelity Empty words in an age of chaos The imperial perspective An oath honoured? Chapter 6 - Symbols of Power Signa Militaria and Imagines Signa Militaria: Heart of the Unit? Imperial Co-option of the signa militaria Images of Identity, Images of Power Potestas Purpurae? Christ's Emperor? Epithets of Identity Emperors of the Third Century Crisis: Caracalla's Heirs? Diocletian, Constantine and the honorific epithets of the Notitia Dignitatum Honorific Coinage Concordia, Fides and Crisis Virtus, Gloria and the Fourth Century Army Conclusion Bibliography Index
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