Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Series Editors’ Preface viii
4. Preface ix
5. Acknowledgements xi
6. Abbreviations xii
7. Maps xiii
8. Part I. Debates
9. Introduction: History and Narrative 1
10. Chapter 1. The Military 13
11. Chapter 2. Administration 24
12. Chapter 3. Economics 37
13. Chapter 4. Ceremonial 46
14. Chapter 5. Religion 57
15. Chapter 6. Unity, Succession and Legitimacy 72
16. Conclusion 86
17. Part II. Documents
18. Introduction 91
19. 2. Eutropius: Breviarium 98
20. 3. Festus: Breviarium 102
21. 4. Anonymous Epitome about the Caesars 102
22. 5. Anonymous Valesianus 104
23. 6. Lactantius: On the Deaths of the Persecutors 105
24. 7. Ammianus Marcellinus 119
25. 8. Eusebius: History o f the Church 119
26. 9. John Malalas: Chronicle 128
27. 10. Zosimus: New History 128
28. 11. Panegyrici Latini X 128
29. 12. Panegyrici Latini XI 131
30. 13. Panegyrici Latini VIII 133
31. 14. Panegyrici Latini IX 135
32. 15. Panegyrici Latini VII 136
33. 16. Panegyrici Latini VI 136
34. 17. Panegyrici Latini V 137
35. 18. Historia Augusta 138
36. 19. Edict of Maximal Prices 139
37. 20. I.L.S. 613 146
38. 21. Panopolis Papyri 148
39. 22. Edict of Aristius Optatus 158
40. 23. Land Declaration 158
41. 24. Legal Petition to the strategos of the Arsinoite 160
42. 25. Notitia Dignitatum 160
43. 26. Notitia Dignitatum. The insignia for the Count of the Saxon Shore 170
44. 27. Verona List 171
45. 28. Manichaean rescript. Collation of the Laws of Moses and Rome 15.3 174
46. 29. Theodosian Code 175
47. 30. Justinianic Code 175
48. 31. Act o f St Crispina 176
49. 32. Act o f Felix the Bishop 179
50. 33. Act of Julius the Veteran 180
51. 34. Sketch of Luxor fresco, Gardner Wilkinson 182
52. 35. Plan of Diocletian’s Palace, Split 183
53. 36. Plan of Tetrarchic Palace, Gamzigrad 184
54. 37. Plan of the Baths of Diocletian, Rome 185
55. 38. Portchester Fort, Saxon Shore 186
56. 39. Senate House, Rome 187
57. 40. Arch of Galerius, Thessalonica, detail 188
58. 41. Constantinian Basilica, Trier 189
59. 42. Maxentian Basilica, Rome 189
60. 43. a, b. Decennalia Base, Rome, details 190
61. 44. Coin of Carausius, obverse 191
62. 45. Arras Medallion 191
63. 46. Porphyry Group, Venice 192
64. 47. Porphyry Group, Vatican Library 193
65. 48. Porphyry Bust of Diocletian (?), Worcester Museum, Massachusetts 194
66. 49. Porphyry Bust of Licinius (?), Egyptian Museum, Cairo 195
67. 50. Porphyry Bust of Galerius (?), Gamzigrad 196
68. Chronology 197
69. Further Reading 199
70. Essay Questions and Exercise Topics 203
71. Bibliography 206
72. Glossary 214
73. Internet Resources for Diocletian 216
74. Index 218