Ancient Rome : the empire, 30 B.C.-A.D. 476
Southern, Pat, 1948-2011
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Covering the 'long' history of ancient Rome between 30 B.C. and A.D. 476, Patricia Southern narrates a period which saw Rome transformed from a settlement of primitive huts to a sophisticated city which ruled - and then lost - a whole empire. The story of the greatest empire the world. Roman Empire was firmly rooted in the long history of the Roman Republic that preceded it. The transition from that city state governed by a Senate to an Empire ruled by an Emperor was a gradual affair. Augustus was the first Emperor, and it was he who established the tradition of Imperial succession, passing on control to his step-son Tiberius. The Empire expanded in fits and starts reaching its greatest extent in AD117, under the Emperor Trajan. The succeeding Emperor Hadrian called a halt to continual conquest and annexation and enclosing the Empire within fixed boundaries. But the 'Barbarians' fought back and frontiers fell, and the Empire was constantly at war. By the end of the third century AD, the Roman world changed almost beyond recognition. Society became much more rigidly classified, and the gap between rich and poor widened. Civil wars broke out between rival contenders for the throne. The beginning of the end came in the fifth century when the Empire split into two. The western provinces fragmented into different states under Germanic rulers, some of whom tried to become more Roman than the Romans, ensuring that Roman culture, traditions and law are still in evidence today, underpinning much of western society. The eastern half of the Roman world survived as the Byzantine Empire, traditionally until Constantinople fell to a western Christian army in the fifteenth century. This book provides a comprehensive history of the Roman Empire from 30BC to the late fifth century AD, describing the Emperors and other personalities who dealt with the administration of the provinces and the command of the armies, some of them more successfully than others.
Main title:
Ancient Rome : the empire, 30 B.C.-A.D. 476 / Patricia Southern.
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Edition:
[New] ed.
Imprint:
Stroud : Amberley, 2011.
Collation:
286 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (chiefly col.), maps, ports. (some col.) ; 20 cm.
Notes:
Previous ed.: 2009.Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Preface & Acknowledgements A Note About Dates 1. Octavian Augustus: The Republic Becomes an Empire 30 BC-AD 14 2. Julio-Claudians: Tiberius to Nero AD 14-68 3. Expanding Empire: Pushing the Boundaries AD 69-117 4. Within Limits: The Empire Enclosed AD 117-193 5. Military Rule: Emperors & Usurpers AD 193-260 6. Hard Times: The Empire Fragments AD 260-284 7. Another World: The Empire Transformed AD 284-324 8. New Rome: Constantine to Theodosius the Great AD 324-395 9. Lost World: The Transformation of the Western Empire & the Survival in the East AD 395-476 Glossary Select Bibliography for Further Reading List of Illustrations Index
ISBN:
9781445604282 (pbk)
Dewey class:
937.06
Language:
English
BRN:
3847935
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