Author(s): Michael Kulikowski
Publisher: Profile Books
Year: 2016
Language: English
Pages: 397
Copyright Page......Page 5
Dedication......Page 6
Contents......Page 7
Acknowledgements......Page 8
List of Illustrations......Page 10
Introduction......Page 19
1. The Early Years of Hadrian......Page 30
2. The Late Reign and the Succession......Page 39
3. Peace and War at Mid-Century......Page 51
4. The Last of the Antonines......Page 69
5. Septimius Severus and His Rivals......Page 83
6. The Reign of Severus......Page 95
7. The Later Severans......Page 107
8. Eurasian History and the Roman Empire......Page 124
9. From Gordian III to Valerian......Page 142
10. Valerian and the Generals......Page 162
11. The Last of the Soldier Emperors......Page 180
12. Diocletian, Constantine and the Creation of the Later Roman Empire......Page 194
13. The Failure of the Tetrarchy......Page 217
14. Constantine and Licinius......Page 226
15. The Structure of Empire Before and After Constantine......Page 241
16. The Constantinian Empire......Page 259
17. The Children of Constantine......Page 274
18. Constantius, Julian and the Empire to Come......Page 290
The Roman Emperors from Augustus to Julian......Page 300
Persian Kings from Ardashir to Shapur II......Page 302
Further Reading......Page 303
Bibliography......Page 309
Plate Captions......Page 320
Index......Page 353
