Imperial triumph : the Roman world from Hadrian to Constantine /
by Kulikowski, Michael.
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BookPublisher: London : Profile Books, 2016Description: xxv, 360 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (colour), maps (black and white) ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9781846683701 (hbk.) :; 184668370X (hbk.) :.Classification number: 937.07 KULSubject(s): Rome -- History -- Empire, 30 B.C.-476 A.D | Rome -- Politics and government -- 30 B.C.-476 A.D | History | HistorySummary: 'Imperial Triumph' presents the history of Rome at the height of its imperial power. Beginning with the reign of Hadrian in Rome and ending with the death of Julian the Apostate on campaign in Persia, it offers an intimate account of the twists and often deadly turns of imperial politics in which successive emperors rose and fell with sometimes bewildering rapidity. Yet, despite this volatility, the Romans were able to see off successive attacks by Parthians, Germans, Persians and Goths and to extend and entrench their position as masters of Europe and the Mediterranean. Imperial Triumph shows how they managed to do it.
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| 937.07 HOL Dynasty : the rise and fall of the house of Caesar / | 937.07 HOL Dynasty : the rise and fall of the house of Caesar / | 937.07 HOL Pax : war and peace in Rome's golden age / | 937.07 KUL Imperial triumph : | 937.0709 MAT The sons of Caesar: | 937.09 CHR The fall of the Western Roman Empire: | 937.09 OD The ruin of the Roman Empire |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
'Imperial Triumph' presents the history of Rome at the height of its imperial power. Beginning with the reign of Hadrian in Rome and ending with the death of Julian the Apostate on campaign in Persia, it offers an intimate account of the twists and often deadly turns of imperial politics in which successive emperors rose and fell with sometimes bewildering rapidity. Yet, despite this volatility, the Romans were able to see off successive attacks by Parthians, Germans, Persians and Goths and to extend and entrench their position as masters of Europe and the Mediterranean. Imperial Triumph shows how they managed to do it.
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