000			04017cam a2200373Ii 4500
001			ocn962753150
003			OCoLC
005			20240726105032.0
008			161116s2016 mauabf ob 001 0 eng d
040			_aNT _beng _erda _epn _cNT _dNT
020			_a9780674974227 _q((electronic)l(electronic)ctronic)
043			_ae------ _aaw----- _aff-----
050	0	4	_aDG270 _b.T758 2016
049			_aMAIN
100	1		_aKulikowski, Michael, _d1970- _e1
245	1	0	_aThe triumph of empire : _bthe Roman world from Hadrian to Constantine / _cMichael Kulikowski.
250			_aFirst Harvard University Press edition.
260			_aCambridge, Massachusetts : _bHarvard University Press, _c(c)2016.
300			_a1 online resource (xxv, 360 pages, 16 unnumbered leaves of plates ) : _billustrations, maps, plates.
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
347			_adata file _2rda
500			_a"First published as Imperial Triumph: The Roman World from Hadrian to Constantine in the United Kingdom in 2016 by Profile Books Ltd."--Title page verso.
504			_a2
520	0		_aThe Triumph of Empire takes readers into the political heart of imperial Rome and recounts the extraordinary challenges overcome by a flourishing empire. Michael Kulikowski's history begins with the reign of Hadrian, who visited the farthest reaches of his domain and created stable frontiers, to the decades after Constantine the Great, who overhauled the government, introduced a new state religion, and founded a second Rome. Factionalism and intrigue sapped the empire from within, even at its apex. Roman politics could resemble a blood sport: rivals resorted to assassination; emperors rose and fell with bewildering speed, their reigns measured in weeks, not years; and imperial succession was never entirely assured. Canny emperors--including Marcus Aurelius, Septimius Severus, and Diocletian--constantly cultivated the aristocracy's favor to maintain a grip on power. Despite such volatility, the Roman Empire protected its borders, defeating successive attacks from Goths and Germans, Persians and Parthians. Yet external threats persisted and the imperial government sagged under its own administrative weight. Religion, too, was in flux with the rise of Christianity and other forms of monotheism. In the fourth century CE, Constantine and his heirs reformed imperial institutions by separating civilian and military hierarchies, restructuring the government of both provinces and cities, and ensuring the prominence of Christianity. The Triumph of Empire is a fresh, authoritative narrative of Rome at its height and of its evolution--from being the central power of the Mediterranean world to becoming one of several great Eurasian civilizations.-- _cProvided by publisher
505	0	0	_aThe early years of Hadrian -- _tThe late reign and the succession -- _tPeace and war at mid-century -- _tThe last of the Antonines -- _tSeptimius Severus and his rivals -- _tThe reign of Severus -- _tThe later Severans -- _tEurasian history and the Roman Empire -- _tFrom Gordian III to Valerian -- _tValerian and the generals -- _tThe last of the soldier emperors -- _tDiocletian, Constantine and the creation of the -- _tLater Roman Empire -- _tThe failure of the tetrarchy -- _tConstantine and Licinius -- _tThe structure of empire before and after Constantine -- _tThe Constantinian empire -- _tThe children of Constantine -- _tConstantius, Julian and the empire to come -- _tThe Roman emperors from Augustus to Julian -- _tPersian kings from Ardashir to Shapur II.
530			_a2 _ub
655		1	_aElectronic Books.
856	4	0	_uhttps://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=1416419&site=eds-live&custid=s3260518 _zClick to access digital title | log in using your CIU ID number and my.ciu.edu password
942			_cOB _D _eEB _hDG _m2016 _QOL _R _x _8NFIC _2LOC
994			_a92 _bNT
999			_c86755 _d86755
902			_a1 _bCynthia Snell _c1 _dCynthia Snell