Acknowledgements
List of Illustrations and Maps*
Introduction
1. The Early Years of Hadrian
2. The Late Reign and the Succession
3. Peace and War at Mid-Century
4. The Last of the Antonines
5. Septimius Severus and His Rivals
6. The Reign of Severus
7. The Later Severans
8. Eurasian History and the Roman Empire
9. From Gordian III to Valerian
10. Valerian and the Generals
11. The Last of the Soldier Emperors
12. Diocletian, Constantine and the Creation of the Later Roman Empire
13. The Failure of the Tetrarchy
14. Constantine and Licinius
15. The Structure of Empire Before and After Constantine
16. The Constantinian Empire
17. The Children of Constantine
18. Constantius, Julian and the Empire to Come
The Roman Emperors from Augustus to Julian
Persian Kings from Ardashir to Shapur II
Further Reading
Bibliography
Index
* Illustrations and Maps
Illustrations
1. Hadrian’s Wall
2. Ribchester Helmet
3. Ludovisi Battle Sarcophagus
4. A Sarmatian Horseman
5. Library of Celsus
6. Theatre of Leptis Magna
7. Roman Military Diploma
8. Herodes Atticus
9. Mithras
10. A Parthian Noble
11. Fulvius Plautianus
12. Septimius Severus
13. The Severan Tondo
14. The Licinius Cameo
15. Maximinus
16. Pupienus coin
17. Balbinus coin
18. A Roman Tunic
19. Lamp in the shape of a Nubian
20. Kushan Fresco
21. Kushan (Gandharan) Buddha
22. Palace of Ardashir at Firuzabad
23. Victory of Shapur, Naqsh-e Rustam
24. The Aurelian Wall of Rome
25. Deeds of the Priest Kardir, Naqsh-e Rajab
26. Maximian
27. Edict on Maximum Prices
28. Fausta
29. The Tetrarchs
30. Shapur II Hunting Boar
31. Sasanian Royal Bust
32. Constantius II
33. Julian
34. Porphyry Sarcophagus of Helena
35. The Judgement of Paris (detail) from the Atrium House, Antioch
Maps
Map 1. The Eurasian World
Map 2. The Roman Empire under Hadrian
Map 3. The Roman Empire under the Antonines
Map 4. The Severan Empire
Map 5. The New Empire of Diocletian
Map 6. The Parthian Empire
Map 7. The Sasanian Empire
Map 8. Asia Minor
Map 9. North Africa
Map 10. Mesopotamia, Syria and Palestine
Map 11. Egypt and Cyrene
Map 12. The Danubian Provinces
Map 13. Italy
Map 14. Gaul and Spain
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