Image and reality of Roman imperial power in the third century AD : the impact of war
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Image and reality of Roman imperial power in the third century AD : the impact of war
(Routledge studies in ancient history)
Routledge, 2019
- : hbk
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  Iwate
  Miyagi
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  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Image and Reality of Roman Imperial Power in the Third Century AD focuses on the wide range of available sources of Roman imperial power in the period AD 193-284, ranging from literary and economic texts, to coins and other artefacts. This volume examines the impact of war on the foundations of the economic, political, military, and ideological power of third-century Roman emperors, and the lasting effects of this. This detailed study offers insight into this complex and transformative period in Roman history and will be a valuable resource to any student of Roman imperial power.
Table of Contents
- List of maps
- Preface
- Abbreviations
- Maps
- CHAPTER I : Introduction
- 1. The Roman Empire about AD 200
- 2. Power, ancient and modern
- 3. Available sources
- Literary texts
- Juridical texts
- Inscriptions, coins, and papyrus texts
- Archaeological evidence
- 1.4 Status quaestionis
- CHAPTER II: Wars
- 2.1 Escalation, crisis, and recovery
- 2.2 The Severan era from AD 193 to 230
- 2.3 Escalation: the years 231-249
- 2.4 Crisis: the years 249-268
- 2.5 Recovery: the years 268-284
- 2.6 Conclusions
- CHAPTER III: Economic sources of imperial power, AD 193-284
- 3.1 Introduction
- 3.2 Tax territories
- 3.3 Mining
- 3.4 Imperial domains
- 3.5 Debasement of the imperial coinage
- 3.6 Conclusions
- CHAPTER IV: Sources of military and political imperial power, AD 193-284
- 4.1 Introduction
- 4.2 Sources of military power
- 4.3 Networks and administrative personnel
- - Changing appointment policies
- - The local level
- - The emperor's bureaucracy
- 4.4 Conclusions
- CHAPTER V: Ideological sources of imperial power
- 5.1 Introduction
- 5.2 Good imperial behavior and general goodwill
- 5.3 A permanent potential for victory
- 5.4 Dynastic claims
- 5.5 Infant emperors
- 5.6 Divine associations
- CHAPTER VI: Conclusions
- Bibliography
- Index
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