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Year of the Four Emperors
3rd Edition
Series: Roman Imperial Biographies
After Nero's notorious reign, the Romans surely deserved a period of peace and tranquility. Instead, during AD69, three emperors were murdered: Galba, just days into the post, Otho and Vitellius. The same year also saw civil war in Italy, two desperate battles at Cremona and the capture of Rome for...
Published July 19th 2000 by Routledge
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The Age of Justinian
The Circumstances of Imperial Power
Series: Roman Imperial Biographies
The Age of Justinian examines the reign of the great emperor Justinian (527-565) and his wife Theodora, who advanced from the theatre to the throne. The origins of the irrevocable split between East and West, between the Byzantine and the Persian Empire are chronicled, which continue up to the...
Published June 28th 2000 by Routledge
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Hadrian
The Restless Emperor
Series: Roman Imperial Biographies
Hadrian's reign (AD 117-138) was a watershed in the history of the Roman Empire. Hadrian abandoned his predecessor Trajan's eastern conquests - Mesopotamia and Armenia - trimmed down the lands beyond the lower Danube, and constructed new demarcation lines in Germany, North Africa, and most famously...
Published February 23rd 2000 by Routledge
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Tiberius the Politician
2nd Edition
Series: Roman Imperial Biographies
Tiberius has always been one of the most enigmatic of the Roman emperors. At the same time, his career is uniquely important for the understanding of the Empire's development on the foundations laid by Augustus.Barbara Levick offers a comprehensive and engaging portrait of the life and times of...
Published August 25th 1999 by Routledge
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Agrippina
Mother of Nero
Series: Roman Imperial Biographies
Agrippina the Younger attained a level of power in first-century Rome unprecedented for a woman. In this first biography of Agrippina in English, Anthony A. Barrett draws on the latest archaeological, numismatic, and historical evidence to create a startling new picture of this influential and...
Published August 25th 1999 by Routledge
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Septimius Severus
The African Emperor, 2nd Edition
Series: Roman Imperial Biographies
In this, the only biography of Septimius Severus in English, Anthony R. Birley explors how 'Roman' or otherwise this man was and examines his remarkable background and career.Severus was descended from Phoenician settlers in Tripolitania, and his reign, AD 193-211, represents a key point in Roman...
Published March 10th 1999 by Routledge
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Theodosius
The Empire at Bay
Series: Roman Imperial Biographies
Emperor Theodosius (379-95) was the last Roman emperor to rule a unified empire of East and West and his reign represents a turning point in the policies and fortunes of the Late Roman Empire. In this imperial biography, Stephen Williams and Gerry Friell bring together literary, archaeological and...
Published May 27th 1998 by Routledge
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Domitian
Tragic Tyrant
Series: Roman Imperial Biographies
This is the first ever study to assess Emperor Domitian from a psychological point of view and covers his entire career from the early years and the civil war AD through the imperial rule to the dark years and the psychology of suspicion. Pat Southern strips away hyperbole and sensationalism from...
Published April 23rd 1997 by Routledge
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Diocletian and the Roman Recovery
Series: Roman Imperial Biographies
Published December 9th 1996 by Routledge
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Carausius and Allectus
The British Usurpers
Series: Roman Imperial Biographies
Under Carausius and his successor Allectus, Britain for a decade (AD 286-96) achieved an independence which threatened the stability of the Roman Empire. With coastal areas of Gaul also forming part of the separatist dominion, the crisis led to the creation of a second tier of imperial rulers....
Published September 4th 1994 by Routledge
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Augustus, 2nd Edition
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