000806165 000__ 04118cam\a2200409\i\4500 000806165 001__ 806165 000806165 005__ 20210515140706.0 000806165 008__ 160804s2016\\\\mauabf\\\b\\\\001\0\eng\\ 000806165 010__ $$a 2016035962 000806165 019__ $$a962324141$$a965431267 000806165 020__ $$a9780674659612$$q(hardcover) 000806165 020__ $$a0674659619$$q(hardcover) 000806165 035__ $$a(OCoLC)ocn946906858 000806165 035__ $$a806165 000806165 040__ $$aMH/DLC$$beng$$erda$$cHLS$$dDLC$$dBTCTA$$dYDXCP$$dBDX$$dOCLCF$$dNYP$$dYDX$$dIBI$$dOCLCQ$$dCHVBK$$dOCLCO$$dLNT$$dVGM$$dCGN$$dYUS$$dDHA 000806165 042__ $$apcc 000806165 043__ $$ae------$$aaw-----$$aff----- 000806165 049__ $$aISEA 000806165 05000 $$aDG270$$b.K85 2016 000806165 08200 $$a937/.06$$223 000806165 1001_ $$aKulikowski, Michael,$$d1970-$$eauthor. 000806165 24010 $$aImperial triumph 000806165 24514 $$aThe triumph of empire :$$bthe Roman world from Hadrian to Constantine /$$cMichael Kulikowski. 000806165 264_1 $$aCambridge, Massachusetts :$$bHarvard University Press,$$c2016. 000806165 300__ $$axxv, 360 pages, 16 unnumbered leaves of plates :$$bcolor illustrations, maps ;$$c25 cm 000806165 336__ $$atext$$btxt$$2rdacontent 000806165 337__ $$aunmediated$$bn$$2rdamedia 000806165 338__ $$avolume$$bnc$$2rdacarrier 000806165 500__ $$a"First published as Imperial Triumph: The Roman World from Hadrian to Constantine in the United Kingdom in 2016 by Profile Books Ltd."--Title page verso. 000806165 504__ $$aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 320-333) and index. 000806165 5050_ $$aThe early years of Hadrian -- The late reign and the succession -- Peace and war at mid-century -- The last of the Antonines -- Septimius Severus and his rivals -- The reign of Severus -- The later Severans -- Eurasian history and the Roman Empire -- From Gordian III to Valerian -- Valerian and the generals -- The last of the soldier emperors -- Diocletian, Constantine and the creation of the Later Roman Empire -- The failure of the tetrarchy -- Constantine and Licinius -- The structure of empire before and after Constantine -- The Constantinian empire -- The children of Constantine -- Constantius, Julian and the empire to come -- The Roman emperors from Augustus to Julian -- Persian kings from Ardashir to Shapur II. 000806165 520__ $$a"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. 000806165 651_0 $$aRome$$xPolitics and government$$y30 B.C.-476 A.D. 000806165 651_0 $$aRome$$xHistory$$yEmpire, 30 B.C.-476 A.D. 000806165 651_0 $$aRome$$xHistory$$yConstantines, 306-363. 000806165 651_0 $$aRome$$xKings and rulers. 000806165 77508 $$aKulikowski, Michael.$$tImperial triumph.$$d[S.l.] : Profile Books Ltd, 2016$$z184668370X$$w(OCoLC)945784222 000806165 85200 $$bgen$$hDG270$$i.K85$$i2016 000806165 909CO $$ooai:library.usi.edu:806165$$pGLOBAL_SET 000806165 980__ $$aBIB 000806165 980__ $$aBOOK