@article{806165,
      recid = {806165},
      author = {Kulikowski, Michael,},
      title = {The triumph of empire : the Roman world from Hadrian to  Constantine /},
      pages = {xxv, 360 pages, 16 unnumbered leaves of plates :},
      note = {"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.},
      abstract = {"The 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."--Book jacket.},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/806165},
}