Title: The triumph of Empire : the Roman world from Hadrian to Constantine /
Authors: Kulikowski, Michael, 1970-
Year: 2019
Subjects: Kings and rulers; Politics and government; Rome Politics and government; Rome History; Rome History; Rome Kings and rulers; Rome (Empire)
Contents: 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.