Kapitel in diesem Buch

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgements viii
4. List of Illustrations x
5. Introduction 1
6. 1. The Early Years of Hadrian 13
7. 2. The Late Reign and the Succession 23
8. 3. Peace and War at Mid-Century 37
9. 4. The Last of the Antonines 56
10. 5. Septimius Severus and His Rivals 72
11. 6. The Reign of Severus 85
12. 7. The Later Severans 98
13. 8. Eurasian History and the Roman Empire 117
14. 9. From Gordian III to Valerian 137
15. 10. Valerian and the Generals 159
16. 11. The Last of the Soldier Emperors 179
17. 12. Diocletian, Constantine and the Creation of the Later Roman Empire 194
18. 13. The Failure of the Tetrarchy 219
19. 14. Constantine and Licinius 229
20. 15. The Structure of Empire Before and After Constantine 245
21. 16. The Constantinian Empire 265
22. 17. The Children of Constantine 282
23. 18. Constantius, Julian and the Empire to Come 299
24. The Roman Emperors from Augustus to Julian 310
25. Persian Kings from Ardashir to Shapur II 312
26. Further Reading 313
27. Bibliography 320
28. Index 334