The emperors of Rome : the story of Imperial Rome from Julius Caesar to the last emperor / David Potter.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781435129627
- ISBN: 1435129628
- Physical Description: 255 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 25 cm
- Publisher: New York : Metro, 2011.
- Copyright: ©2007
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Prologue: Being Caesar -- Section I: Great Caesar's ghost. A succession of strongmen : Rome from Gaius Marius to Caesar (107-44 BC) ; A time of turmoil : Octavian and Antony (44-30 BC) ; Foundations of the empire : the house of Augustus (29 BC-AD 14) ; Eccentric stability : emporers from Tiberius to Nero (AD 14-68) -- Section II: Caesars and their subjects. New dynasties : from the Flavians to the Antonines (AD 68-180) ; Running the empire : emperors and administrators (AD 68-180) ; Civic pride : Caesars and their cities (AD 68-180) ; The imperial melting pot : Roman culture (AD 68-180) -- Section III: Reinventing Caesar. The slippery slope : the beginnings of Rome's decline (AD 180-211) ; Inadequates and misfits : emperors of the early third century (AD 211-238) ; Anarchy and disorder : the crisis of the third century (AD 239-270) ; Steadying the ship of state : restoration of the imperial office (AD 270-305) ; Beginnings of the Christian empire : the reign of Constantine (AD 305-337) -- Section IV: Losing Caesar. Carving up the empire : from Constantine's sons to Valens (AD 337-375) ; Enemies at the gate : the barbarian invasions (AD 376-411) ; Final decline and fall : the collapse of the western empire (AD 411-476) -- Epilogue: Dido's revenge. |
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Subject: | Emperors > Rome > Biography. Rome > History > Empire, 30 B.C.-476 A.D. |
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