LEADER 04174nam 22004935 450 001 9910150218403321 005 20230810001323.0 010 $a0-674-97425-5 010 $a0-674-97422-0 024 7 $a10.4159/9780674974227 035 $a(CKB)3710000000942222 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4742312 035 $a(DE-B1597)479630 035 $a(OCoLC)984664755 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780674974227 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000942222 100 $a20170310d2017 fg 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 14$aThe Triumph of Empire $eThe Roman World from Hadrian to Constantine /$fMichael Kulikowski 210 1$aCambridge, MA : $cHarvard University Press, $d[2017] 210 4$dİ2016 215 $a1 online resource (417 pages) $cillustrations, maps 311 $a0-674-65961-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tFrontmatter -- $tContents -- $tAcknowledgements -- $tList of Illustrations -- $tIntroduction -- $t1. The Early Years of Hadrian -- $t2. The Late Reign and the Succession -- $t3. Peace and War at Mid-Century -- $t4. The Last of the Antonines -- $t5. Septimius Severus and His Rivals -- $t6. The Reign of Severus -- $t7. The Later Severans -- $t8. Eurasian History and the Roman Empire -- $t9. From Gordian III to Valerian -- $t10. Valerian and the Generals -- $t11. The Last of the Soldier Emperors -- $t12. Diocletian, Constantine and the Creation of the Later Roman Empire -- $t13. The Failure of the Tetrarchy -- $t14. Constantine and Licinius -- $t15. The Structure of Empire Before and After Constantine -- $t16. The Constantinian Empire -- $t17. The Children of Constantine -- $t18. Constantius, Julian and the Empire to Come -- $tThe Roman Emperors from Augustus to Julian -- $tPersian Kings from Ardashir to Shapur II -- $tFurther Reading -- $tBibliography -- $tIndex 330 $aThe Triumph of Empire takes readers into the political heart of imperial Rome and recounts the extraordinary challenges overcome by a flourishing empire. Michael Kulikowski?s history begins with the reign of Hadrian, who visited the farthest reaches of his domain and created stable frontiers, and spans to the decades after Constantine the Great, who overhauled the government, introduced a new state religion, and founded a second Rome. Factionalism and intrigue sapped the empire from within, even at its apex. Roman politics could resemble a blood sport: rivals resorted to assassination; emperors rose and fell with bewildering speed, their reigns measured in weeks, not years; and imperial succession was never entirely assured. Canny emperors?including Marcus Aurelius, Septimius Severus, and Diocletian?constantly cultivated the aristocracy?s favor to maintain a grip on power. Despite such volatility, the Roman Empire protected its borders, defeating successive attacks from Goths and Germans, Persians and Parthians. Yet external threats persisted and the imperial government sagged under its own administrative weight. Religion, too, was in flux with the rise of Christianity and other forms of monotheism. In the fourth century CE, Constantine and his heirs reformed imperial institutions by separating civilian and military hierarchies, restructuring the government of both provinces and cities, and ensuring the prominence of Christianity. The Triumph of Empire is a fresh, authoritative narrative of Rome at its height and of its evolution?from being the central power of the Mediterranean world to becoming one of several great Eurasian civilizations. 606 $aHISTORY / Ancient / Rome$2bisacsh 607 $aRome$xPolitics and government$y30 B.C.-476 A.D 607 $aRome$xHistory$yEmpire, 30 B.C.-476 A.D 607 $aRome$xHistory$yConstantines, 306-363 607 $aRome$xKings and rulers 615 7$aHISTORY / Ancient / Rome. 676 $a937.06 700 $aKulikowski$b Michael.$0505691 801 0$bDE-B1597 801 1$bDE-B1597 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910150218403321 996 $aThe Triumph of Empire$93417807 997 $aUNINA