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Nerva and the Roman Succession Crisis of AD 96-99 (Roman Imperial Biographies)

By John Grainger , John D Grainger

Book information

Publisher
Routledge
Year
2002
ISBN
0415289173, 9780415289177
Open Library ID
OL18139357M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
19 MB (20036208 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
162\191
Topic
History
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07
Исторические дисциплины;Всемирная история;История

Description

The imperial succession at Rome was notoriously uncertain, and where possible hereditary succession was preferred. John Grainger's detailed study looks at aperiod of intrigue and conspiracy. He explores how, why and by whom Domitian was killed, the rule of Nerva, chosen to succeed him, and finally Nerva's own choice of successor, Trajan, who became a strong and respected emperor against the odds. Perhaps most significantly Grainger investigates the effects of this dynastic uncertainty both inside and outside the ruling group in Rome, asking why civil war did not occur in this time of political upheaval. The last time a dynasty had failed, in AD 68, a damaging military conflict had resulted; at the next failure in AD 192, another war broke out; by the third century civil war was institutionalized, and was one of the main reasons for the eventual downfall of the entire imperial structure. Grainger argues that though AD 96-98 stands out as the civil war that did not happen, it was a perilously close-run thing.

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