The Roman Empire from Severus to Constantine - Hardcover

Southern, Patricia

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0415239435 ISBN 13: 9780415239431

Publisher: Routledge, 2001

Synopsis

The third century AD in the Roman Empire began and ended with Emperors who are recognised today as being strong and dynamic - Septimius Severus, Diocletian and Constantine. Yet the intervening years have traditionally been seen as a period of crisis. The 260s saw the nadir of Imperial fortunes, with every frontier threatened or overrun, the senior emperor imprisoned by the Persians, and Gaul and Palmyra breaking away from central control. It might have been thought that the empire should have collapsed - yet it did not.
Pat Southern shows how this was possible by providing a chronological history of the Empire from the end of the second century to the beginning of the fourth; the emergence and devastating activities of the Germanic tribes and the Persian Empire are analysed, and a conclusion details the economic, military and social aspects of the third century 'crisis'.

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About the Author

Pat Southern has authored numerous books on Roman history, including The Roman Calvary, The Late Roman Army (both books co-authored with Karen Dixon), Domitian-Tragic Tyrant, and Augustus.

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0415239435
• ISBN 13: 9780415239431
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 416