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Galerius and the Will of Diocletian
Series: Roman Imperial Biographies
Drawing from a variety of sources - literary, visual, archaeological; papyri, inscriptions and coins – the author studies the nature of Diocletian’s imperial strategy, his wars, his religious views and his abdication. The author also examines Galerius’ endeavour to take control of Diocletian’s...
Published March 24th 2013 by Routledge
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Constantine and the Christian Empire
2nd Edition
Series: Roman Imperial Biographies
This biographical narrative is a detailed portrayal of the life and career of the first Christian emperor Constantine the Great (273 – 337). Combining vivid narrative and historical analysis, Charles Odahl relates the rise of Constantine amid the crises of the late Roman world, his dramatic...
Published September 4th 2012 by Routledge
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Julius Caesar
The Colossus of Rome
Series: Roman Imperial Biographies
Julius Caesar offers a lively, engaging, and thoroughly up-to-date account of Caesar’s life and times. Richard Billows’ dynamic and fast paced narrative offers an imaginative recounting of actions and events, providing the ideal introduction to Julius Caesar for general readers and students of...
Published August 18th 2011 by Routledge
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Vespasian
Series: Roman Imperial Biographies
From a pre-eminent biographer in the field, this well-documented and illustrated biography examines the life and time of the emperor Vespasian and challenges the validity of his perennial good reputation and universally acknowledged achievements. Examining received opinions on Vespasian, Barbara...
Published June 22nd 2005 by Routledge
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Nerva and the Roman Succession Crisis of AD 96-99
Series: Roman Imperial Biographies
The imperial succession at Rome was notoriously uncertain, and where possible hereditary succession was preferred. John Grainger's detailed study looks at aperiod of intrigue and conspiracy. He explores how, why and by whom Domitian was killed, the rule of Nerva, chosen to succeed him, and finally...
Published August 18th 2004 by Routledge
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Constantine and the Christian Empire
Series: Roman Imperial Biographies
The most substantial biography ever written on the most important Roman emperor, Professor Charles M. Odahl has written a fascinating account of the life and reign of the first Christian emperor of the Roman world. Drawing on over a quarter of a century of research on sources relevant to the...
Published August 4th 2004 by Routledge
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Aurelian and the Third Century
Series: Roman Imperial Biographies
Aurelian and the Third Century provides a re-evaluation, in the light of recent scholarship, of the difficulties facing the Roman empire in the AD 260s and 270s, concentrating upon the reign of the Emperor Aurelian and his part in summoning them. With introduction examining the situation in...
Published December 10th 2003 by Routledge
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Agrippina
Mother of Nero
Series: Roman Imperial Biographies
Published October 31st 2002 by Routledge
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Augustus
Series: Roman Imperial Biographies
Despite his talent for self-promotion, the character of the emperor Augustus is rarely revealed and as such makes this biography unique in its presentation of Augustus the man. Pat Southern chronologically traces the life, works and times of the emperor, presenting ideology and events from his...
Published August 8th 2001 by Routledge
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Trajan
Optimus Princeps
Series: Roman Imperial Biographies
Did Trajan really deserve his reputation as the embodiment of all imperial virtues? Why did Dante, writing in the Middle Ages, place him in the sixth sphere of Heaven among the Just and Temperate rulers?In this, the only biography of Trajan available in English, Julian Bennett rigorously tests the...
Published December 20th 2000 by Routledge
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Augustus, 2nd Edition
To Be Published September 16th 2013
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