Rome and Its Empire, AD 193-284

by Olivier Hekster

Book Overview

This was a time of civil war, anarchy, intrigue, and assassination.Between 193 and 284 the Roman Empire knew more than twenty-five emperors, and an equal number of usurpers. All of them had some measure of success, several of them often ruling different parts of the Empire at the same time. Rome's traditional political institutions slid into vacuity and armies became the Empire's most powerful institutions, proclaiming their own imperial champions...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0748623043
• ISBN13: 9780748623044
• Release Date: July 2008
• Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher