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04517aam a2200493 i 4500 001 99AF2546E9E711E69A6025A3DAD10320 003 SILO 005 20170203020341 008 160804s2016 mauabf b 001 0 eng c 010 $a 2016035962 020 $a 0674659619 020 $a 9780674659612 035 $a (OCoLC)946906858 040 $a MH/DLC $b eng $e rda $c HLS $d DLC $d BTCTA $d YDXCP $d BDX $d OCLCO $d OCLCF $d NYP $d YDX $d OCLCO $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a ff----- $a aw----- $a ff----- 050 00 $a DG270 $b .K85 2016 082 00 $a 937/.06 $2 23 100 1 $a Kulikowski, Michael, $d 1970- $e author. 240 10 $a Imperial triumph 245 14 $a The triumph of empire : $b the Roman world from Hadrian to Constantine / $c Michael Kulikowski. 250 $a First Harvard University Press edition. 264 1 $a Cambridge, Massachusetts : $b Harvard University Press, $c 2016. 300 $a xxv, 360 pages, 16 unnumbered leaves of plates : $b color illustrations, maps ; $c 25 cm 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. 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.-- $c Provided by publisher. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages 320-333) and index. 505 0 $a The 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. 651 0 $a Rome $x Politics and government $y 30 B.C.-476 A.D. 651 0 $a Rome $x History $y Empire, 30 B.C.-476 A.D. 651 0 $a Rome $x History $y Constantines, 306-363. 651 0 $a Rome $x Kings and rulers. 650 7 $a Kings and rulers. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00987694 650 7 $a Politics and government. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01919741 651 7 $a Rome (Empire) $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01204885 648 7 $a 30 B.C.-476 A.D. $2 fast 655 7 $a History. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01411628 775 08 $a Kulikowski, Michael. $t Imperial triumph. $d [S.l.] : Profile Books Ltd, 2016 $z 184668370X $w (OCoLC)945784222 941 $a 3 952 $l LAPH975 $d 20200529011559.0 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20191210022934.0 952 $l USUX851 $d 20170203031329.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=99AF2546E9E711E69A6025A3DAD10320 994 $a 92 $b IWAInitiate Another SILO Locator Search