Imperial Rome AD 193 to 284 :The Critical Century - The Edinburgh History of Ancient Rome
Imperial Rome AD 193 to 284 :The Critical Century - The Edinburgh History of Ancient Rome
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20 June, 2012
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| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9780748620517 |
| ISBN10 | 0748620516 |
| Number Of Pages | 272 |
| Item Weight | 478 g |
| Publisher / Reseller | Edinburgh University Press |
| Format | paperback |
Media Reviews
The third century is a period which suffers from a dismal lack of good literary source material. A general history such as that which Clifford Ando has provided is, in this regard, all the more essential for students wanting to study the third century. Ando does a skilful job of setting out a readable narrative from the patchy and inconsistent source material [and] his reconstruction of the string of emperors that followed Alexander Severus in quick succession makes complex and confusing topics accessible and engaging to the general reader. -- Christopher J. Dart, University of Melbourne * Ancient West and East *
Ando has provided a great service: an intelligent, balanced and readable general account of the third- century, admirably designed for its intended audience. -- Reviewed by Graeme Clarke, Australian National University * Bryn Mawr Classical Review *
Ando should be commended for taking such a muddled topic as the third-century crisis and providing such an approachable narrative of events. The paperback edition should make the book more accessible to students, and it could prove valuable as an undergraduate text. This book will be an important addition to reference shelves and university libraries. -- Nikolaus Overtoom, Louisiana State University * H-War *
Ando brings to life this era of real crisis which was brought on largely by the inadequately articulated mechanisms for succession to the imperial position. Yet the Empire survived precisely because of the efforts and ambitions of the central government. This nuanced and vividly argued book is accessible to students, and thought-provoking for scholars. -- Michael Peachin * Professor of Classics, New York University *
...highly recommended for English-speaking students, but the volume has enough substance to be of interest to more advanced scholars as well...it provides an excellent gateway to one of the most confusing and intriguing periods in Roman imperial history. * Sehepunkte *
Author's Bio
Clifford Ando is Professor of Classics, History and Law at the University of Chicago and Research Fellow in the Department of Classics and World Languages at the University of South Africa. He is the author of Imperial Ideology and Provincial Loyalty in the Roman Empire (2000); The Matter of the Gods (2008); Law, Language and Empire in the Roman tradition (2011) and editor of Roman Religion (Edinburgh 2003).