The Roman Empire, 27 B.C.-A.D. 476
Subtitle: a study in survival
By: Chester G. Starr.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 1982
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 206
Subjects: Rome -- History -- Empire, 30 B.C.-476 A.D.
Other titles: Roman Empire, 27 BC-AD 476.
Description: In this probing study, Starr covers the whole sweep of imperial Roman history, analyzing the binding forces of government and the army as initiated by Augustus, the maturing of these forces under subsequent emperors, and the eventual collapse of this network in the western provinces. Not simply a chronological summary, the book explores in piquant, telling detail the elements and institutions that shaped the empire's history.
Notes: Bibliography: p. 187-201.
Includes index.