The Antonine Constitution : an edict for the Caracallan Empire
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The Antonine Constitution : an edict for the Caracallan Empire
（Impact of empire, v. 29）
Brill, c2018
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [154]-170) and indexes
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Description
In The Antonine Constitution, Alex Imrie approaches the famous edict of AD 212 from numerous angles, offering an assessment of its rationale that is rooted in the dynamic period of the early third century. Controversial since its discovery, it is depicted here as a keystone in Caracalla's attempt to revolutionise the public image of the Severan dynasty after murdering his brother.
There is an inherent paradox between the apparently progressive nature of the edict, and the volatile emperor responsible for it. The enigma is only heightened by a dearth of ancient evidence relating to the legislation. By combining literary and material evidence with the surviving papyrological record, Alex Imrie shows that Caracalla's rationale is best understood in an embedded context.
Table of Contents
Preface
List of Abbreviations
List of Figures, Table and Illustration
Introduction
The Antonine Constitution in Scholarship
An Edict for the Caracallan Empire
1 Contexts
The Historical Context: 193-212
The Antonine Constitution in Ancient Literature
The Role of the Jurists
The Antonine Constitution and the Giessen Papyrus
2 The Fiscal Rationale
Early Imperial Economic Activity
Decline and Crisis in the High Empire
The Severan Recovery
The Economy under Caracalla
The Economic Function of the Antonine Constitution
The Vicesima Hereditatum
The Purpose of Caracallan Fiscal Innovation
3 The Military Rationale
Obstacles to Legionary Recruitment
The Severan Reforms
The Military Application of the Antonine Constitution
4 Alexander Imitatio
Alexandrian Influences in the Antonine Constitution
Alexander Iconography in the Caracallan Empire
The Political Significance of Alexander Iconography
5 Securing the Caracallan Empire
The Drive for Aequitas
Re-writing the Severan Past
A Religious Offering
The Indulgentissimus Princeps
A Social Contract
Epilogue
Appendix
Text, Translation and Commentary of the Giessen Papyrus
Bibliography
Index
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