| Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 303 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-286) and index. |
| Contents |
Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of illustrations; Preface; List of abbreviations; List of dates; Introduction: the third-century 'crisis'; 'Restorer of the World'; A divided empire; Aurelian ascendant; Zenobia and the east; The Palmyrene Wars; War in the west: the reunification of the empire; The end of Aurelian; Internal Policies; Economic reforms; Public works and administration; The emperor, the senate and the armies; The emperor and the divine; Conclusion; excursion on sources; problems of chronology; Notes; Bibliography; Index. |
| Summary |
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 emperor Aurelian and his part in surmounting them. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Aurelian, Emperor of Rome, approximately 215-275.
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Aurelian, Emperor of Rome, approximately 215-275. |
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Emperors -- Rome -- Biography.
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Rome -- History -- Aurelian, 270-275.
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| Chronological Term |
270-275 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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Biographies.
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Biographies.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Watson, Alaric, 1958- Aurelian and the third century. London ; New York : Routledge, 1999 (DLC) 98023382 |
| ISBN |
9780203167809 (electronic book ; Adobe Reader) |
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0203167805 (electronic book ; Adobe Reader) |
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9780415072489 |
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0415072484 |
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0203283457 (electronic book) |
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9780203283455 (electronic book) |
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0203167805 |
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0415072484 |
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