Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Series Editors’ Preface vii
4. Preface ix
5. Acknowledgements xiii
6. Abbreviations xv
7. Part I Debates 1
8. History and Narrative 3
9. CHAPTER 1 A Capital and its Provinces 11
10. CHAPTER 2 Economy, Armies and Administration 31
11. CHAPTER 3 Law and Citizenship 45
12. CHAPTER 4 Development and Perception of Emperorship 56
13. CHAPTER 5 Christianity and Religious Change 69
14. Conclusion 82
15. Part II Documents 87
16. 1. Cassius Dio: Roman History 89
17. 2. Herodian: History of the Empire after Marcus 94
18. 3. Historia Augusta 97
19. 4. Sextus Aurelius Victor: Book of the Caesars 98
20. 5. Eutropius: Breviarium 101
21. 6. Festus: Breviarium 107
22. 7. Zosimus: New History 108
23. 8. Publius Aelius Aristides: To Rome 109
24. 9. The Thirteenth Sibylline Oracle 110
25. 10. Res Gestae Divi Saporis 112
26. 11. Lactantius: On the Deaths of the Persecutors 114
27. 12. P. Herennius Dexippus: Scythica 114
28. 13. Dexippus Inscription 116
29. 14. Odaenathus Inscriptions from CIS 117
30. 15. Augsburg Inscription 117
31. 16. Inscriptions from CIL 118
32. 17. Aga Bey Köyü Petition 121
33. 18. Papyrus of Isis to her Family 122
34. 19. Command of the Egyptian Prefect 122
35. 20. The Constitutio Antoniniana 123
36. 21. Digest 123
37. 22. Damnatio Memoriae in a Papyru 123
38. 23. Oxyrhynchus papyri 124
39. 24. Inscriptions from Aphrodisias 125
40. 25. Acclamation at Perge 126
41. 26. The Feriale Duranum 127
42. 27. Trajan to Pliny 130
43. 28. Libellus of the Decian Persecution 130
44. 29. Cyprian: To Demetrianus 130
45. 30. Cyprian: Letter 80 134
46. 31. Passion of Perpetua and Felicitas 135
47. 32. Marcus Minucius Felix: Octavius 139
48. 33. Epistle against the Manichees 140
49. 34. Ban on Magical Consultation 141
50. 35. Wall of Aurelian 143
51. 36. Rock Relief at Bishapur 144
52. 37. Arch of Galerius, Thessalonica 144
53. 38. Arch of Septimius Severus, Rome 145
54. 39. Arco degli Argentarii, Rome 146
55. 40. Palmyrene Sarcophagus 146
56. 41. Syrian Togate Portrait 147
57. 42. Distribution of Third-Century Imperial Coin Types 147
58. 43. Coins of Elagabalus 148
59. 44. Trilingual Coin from Tyre 148
60. 45. Coins of Philip the Arab 149
61. 46. Decius’ Consecration Coins 150
62. 47. Coins of Gallienus 151
63. 48. Coins of Aurelian and His Opponents 152
64. 49. Imperial busts 153
65. Emperors and Usurpers 155
66. Further Reading 157
67. Essay Questions and Exercise Topics 162
68. Internet Resources 165
69. Bibliography 168
70. Glossary 177
71. Index 179