| Description |
xvi, 303 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Contents |
1. Introduction: the third-century 'crisis' -- Pt. I. 'Restorer of the World'. 2. A divided empire. 3. Aurelian ascendant. 4. Zenobia and the east. 5. The Palmyrene Wars. 6. War in the west: the reunification of the empire. 7. The end of Aurelian -- Pt. II. Internal Policies. 8. Economic reforms. 9. Public works and administration. 10. The emperor, the senate and the armies. 11. The emperor and the divine -- App. A. excursion on sources -- App. B. problems of chronology |
| Summary |
Aurelian and the Third Century provides a re-evaluation in the light of recent scholarship of the difficulties facing the Roman empire in the AD 260s and 270s, concentrating upon the reign of emperor Aurelian and his part in surmounting them |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-286) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Aurelian, Emperor of Rome, approximately 215-275.
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Emperors -- Rome -- Biography.
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| SUBJECT |
Rome -- History -- Aurelian, 270-275.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85115157
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| Genre/Form |
History.
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Biography.
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Biographies.
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| LC no. |
98023382 |
| ISBN |
0415072484 |
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