Imperial Rome AD 193 to 284: The Critical Century

by Clifford Ando

Book Overview

A pioneering history of this period of crisisThe Roman empire during the period framed by the accession of Septimus Severus in 193 and the rise of Diocletian in 284 has conventionally been regarded as one of crisis. Between 235 and 284, at least eighteen men held the throne of the empire, for an average of less than three years, a reckoning which does not take into account all the relatives and lieutenants with whom those men shared power. Compared...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0748620516
• ISBN13: 9780748620517
• Release Date: June 2012
• Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher