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The Crisis of Empire, A.D. 193–337

Series The Cambridge Ancient History, Volume 12

Edited by Alan K. Bowman, Peter Garnsey and Averil Cameron

Publication Date 2005

Hardback ISBN-13 9780521301992

Digital Object Identifier (DOI) 10.1017/CHOL9780521301992

Overview

This volume covers the history of the Roman Empire from the accession of Septimius Severus in AD 193 to the death of Constantine in AD 337. This period was one of the most critical in the history of the Mediterranean world. It begins with the establishment of the Severan dynasty as a result of civil war. From AD 235 this period of relative stability was followed by half a century of short reigns of short-lived emperors and a number of military attacks on the eastern and northern frontiers of the empire. This was followed by the First Tetrarchy (AD 284-305), a period of collegial rule in which Diocletian, with his colleague Maximian and two junior Caesars (Constantius and Galerius), restabilised the empire. The period ends with the reign of the first Christian emperor, Constantine, who defeated Licinius and established a dynasty which lasted for thirty-five years.

For more details of the print book, and how to buy it online, please see The Crisis of Empire, A.D. 193–337 in the Cambridge University Press online catalogue.

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The Cambridge Ancient History Vol. 12: The Crisis of Empire, A.D. 193–337

Frontmatter

Narrative

Government and administration

The provinces

The economy of the empire

The non-Roman world

Religion, culture and society

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