The Policy of the Emperor Gallienus
Author: Lukas De Blois
Publisher: BRILL
Published: 1976
Total Pages: 264
ISBN-13: 9789004045088
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The Reign of Emperor Gallienus
Author: Ilkka Syvänne
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Published: 2019-05-30
Total Pages: 408
ISBN-13: 1526745224
DOWNLOAD EBOOK“An unusual history of an unusual soldier of Rome who rose to Emperor . . . an engaging history of a fascinating subject—Very Highly Recommended.” —Firetrench This is the only fully illustrated military life of the Emperor Publius Licinius Egnatius Gallienus (253-268). Considered the most blatantly military man of all of the soldier emperors of the third century, Gallienus is the emperor in Harry Sidebottom’s bestselling Warrior of Rome novels. Gallienus faced more simultaneous usurpations and foreign invasions than any other emperor, but somehow he managed to survive. Dr. Ilkka Syvanne explains how this was possible. It was largely thanks to the untiring efforts of Gallienus that the Roman Empire survived for another 1,200 years. Gallienus was a notorious libertarian, womanizer, and cross-dresser, but he was also a fearless warrior, duelist and general all at the same time. This monograph explains why he was loved by the soldiers, yet so intensely hated by some officers that they killed him in a conspiracy. The year 2018 was the 1,800th anniversary of Gallienus’ date of birth and the 1,750th anniversary of his date of death. The Reign of Gallienus celebrates the life and times of this great man. “A beautiful book that investigates the life and works of an emperor undervalued by the ‘general public’ but who deserves to be known for his military and historical legacy.” —Old Barbed Wire Blog
The Policy of the Emperor Galienus
Author: Lukas de Blois
Publisher: BRILL
Published: 2023-08-21
Total Pages: 254
ISBN-13: 9004672419
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Author: John Jefferson Bray
Publisher: Wakefield Press
Published: 1997
Total Pages: 428
ISBN-13: 9781862543379
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPower and Status in the Roman Empire, AD 193-284
Author: Inge Mennen
Publisher: BRILL
Published: 2011-04-26
Total Pages: 321
ISBN-13: 9004203591
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book deals with changing power and status relations between AD 193 and 284, when the Empire came under tremendous pressure, and presents new insights into the diachronic development of imperial administration and socio-political hierarchies between the second and fourth centuries.
A History of the Roman Equestrian Order
Author: Caillan Davenport
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2019-01-10
Total Pages: 1088
ISBN-13: 1108750176
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn the Roman social hierarchy, the equestrian order stood second only to the senatorial aristocracy in status and prestige. Throughout more than a thousand years of Roman history, equestrians played prominent roles in the Roman government, army, and society as cavalrymen, officers, businessmen, tax collectors, jurors, administrators, and writers. This book offers the first comprehensive history of the equestrian order, covering the period from the eighth century BC to the fifth century AD. It examines how Rome's cavalry became the equestrian order during the Republican period, before analysing how imperial rule transformed the role of equestrians in government. Using literary and documentary evidence, the book demonstrates the vital social function which the equestrian order filled in the Roman world, and how this was shaped by the transformation of the Roman state itself.
The Roman Empire in Late Antiquity
Author: Hugh Elton
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2018-11-22
Total Pages: 401
ISBN-13: 1108686273
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn this volume, Hugh Elton offers a detailed and up to date history of the last centuries of the Roman Empire. Beginning with the crisis of the third century, he covers the rise of Christianity, the key Church Councils, the fall of the West to the Barbarians, the Justinianic reconquest, and concludes with the twin wars against Persians and Arabs in the seventh century AD. Elton isolates two major themes that emerge in this period. He notes that a new form of decision-making was created, whereby committees debated civil, military, and religious matters before the emperor, who was the final arbiter. Elton also highlights the evolution of the relationship between aristocrats and the Empire, and provides new insights into the mechanics of administering the Empire, as well as frontier and military policies. Supported by primary documents and anecdotes, The Roman Empire in Late Antiquity is designed for use in undergraduate courses on late antiquity and early medieval history.
Coining Images of Power
Author: Erika Manders
Publisher: BRILL
Published: 2012-01-05
Total Pages: 383
ISBN-13: 900418970X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKBased on a quantitative and qualitative analysis of 8227 coin types, this book describes and interprets the diachronic development of the representation of Roman emperors on imperial coins issued between 193 and 284.
Ancient Rome
Author: Christopher S. Mackay
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2004
Total Pages: 476
ISBN-13: 9780521809184
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The Roman Emperor Aurelian
Author: John F. White
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Published: 2015-11-30
Total Pages: 168
ISBN-13: 1473844770
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe leader who helped keep the Dark Ages at bay: “An excellent picture of the Crisis of the Third Century and the life and work of Aurelian” (StrategyPage). The ancient Sibylline prophecies had foretold that the Roman Empire would last for one thousand years. As the time for the expected dissolution approached in the middle of the third century AD, the empire was lapsing into chaos, with seemingly interminable civil wars over the imperial succession. The western empire had seceded under a rebel emperor, and the eastern empire was controlled by another usurper. Barbarians took advantage of the anarchy to kill and plunder all over the provinces. Yet within the space of just five years, the general, and later emperor, Aurelian had expelled all the barbarians from within the Roman frontiers, reunited the entire empire, and inaugurated major reforms of the currency, pagan religion, and civil administration. His accomplishments have been hailed by classical scholars as those of a superman, yet Aurelian himself remains little known to a wider audience. His achievements enabled the Roman Empire to survive for another two centuries, ensuring a lasting legacy of Roman civilization for the successor European states. Without Aurelian, the Dark Ages would probably have lasted centuries longer.
