Imperial Triumph: The Roman World from Hadrian to Constantine

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Copyright Page......Page 5 Dedication......Page 6 Contents......Page 7 Acknowledgements......Page 8 List of Illustrations......Page 10 Introduction......Page 19 1. The Early Years of Hadrian......Page 30 2. The Late Reign and the Succession......Page 39 3. Peace and War at Mid-Century......Page 51 4. The Last of the Antonines......Page 69 5. Septimius Severus and His Rivals......Page 83 6. The Reign of Severus......Page 95 7. The Later Severans......Page 107 8. Eurasian History and the Roman Empire......Page 124 9. From Gordian III to Valerian......Page 142 10. Valerian and the Generals......Page 162 11. The Last of the Soldier Emperors......Page 180 12. Diocletian, Constantine and the Creation of the Later Roman Empire......Page 194 13. The Failure of the Tetrarchy......Page 217 14. Constantine and Licinius......Page 226 15. The Structure of Empire Before and After Constantine......Page 241 16. The Constantinian Empire......Page 259 17. The Children of Constantine......Page 274 18. Constantius, Julian and the Empire to Come......Page 290 The Roman Emperors from Augustus to Julian......Page 300 Persian Kings from Ardashir to Shapur II......Page 302 Further Reading......Page 303 Bibliography......Page 309 Plate Captions......Page 320 Index......Page 353