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- catalog abstract "In this probing study, Starr covers the whole sweep of imperial Roman history, analyzing the binding forces of government and the army as initiated by Augustus, the maturing of these forces under subsequent emperors, and the eventual collapse of this network in the western provinces. Not simply a chronological summary, the book explores in piquant, telling detail the elements and institutions that shaped the empire's history.".
- catalog alternative "Roman Empire, 27 BC-AD 476.".
- catalog contributor b1169293.
- catalog coverage "Rome History Empire, 30 B.C.-476 A.D.".
- catalog created "1982.".
- catalog date "1982".
- catalog date "1982.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1982.".
- catalog description "Bibliography: p. 187-201.".
- catalog description "In this probing study, Starr covers the whole sweep of imperial Roman history, analyzing the binding forces of government and the army as initiated by Augustus, the maturing of these forces under subsequent emperors, and the eventual collapse of this network in the western provinces. Not simply a chronological summary, the book explores in piquant, telling detail the elements and institutions that shaped the empire's history.".
- catalog description "Introduction -- Augustus. The political settlement ; The Augustan peace ; Economic and social reforms ; The place of Augustus -- The imperial succession. Succession ; Survival ; The imperial position -- The Roman aristocracy. The Senate and the emperors ; The emperors and the senatorial aristocracy ; The equestrian class -- Governing the empire. Determination of policy ; Machinery of government ; The cost of empire ; The provision of justice ; Appendix: The imperial budget -- The cities of the empire. Cities or tribes? ; The local population ; The question of romanization ; Cities and the economy -- Army, roads, and frontiers. Loyalty ; Conditions of service ; Roads and internal security ; Internal dissidence ; External military policy ; The frontiers -- The first test (A.D. 211-330). Cultural and religious changes ; Breaking of the frontiers ; The imperial merry-go-round ; City and countryside ; The reorganization by Diocletian and Constantine -- The final test (A.D 330-476). Freezing -- and unfreezing ; West and east ; Dissolution of the Western empire ; The end of Roman Britain ; Conclusion -- Table of emperors.".
- catalog extent "xii, 206 p. :".
- catalog identifier "0195031296".
- catalog identifier "019503130X (pbk.)".
- catalog issued "1982".
- catalog issued "1982.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York : Oxford University Press,".
- catalog spatial "Rome History Empire, 30 B.C.-476 A.D.".
- catalog subject "937/.06 19".
- catalog subject "DG270 .S67 1982".
- catalog tableOfContents "Introduction -- Augustus. The political settlement ; The Augustan peace ; Economic and social reforms ; The place of Augustus -- The imperial succession. Succession ; Survival ; The imperial position -- The Roman aristocracy. The Senate and the emperors ; The emperors and the senatorial aristocracy ; The equestrian class -- Governing the empire. Determination of policy ; Machinery of government ; The cost of empire ; The provision of justice ; Appendix: The imperial budget -- The cities of the empire. Cities or tribes? ; The local population ; The question of romanization ; Cities and the economy -- Army, roads, and frontiers. Loyalty ; Conditions of service ; Roads and internal security ; Internal dissidence ; External military policy ; The frontiers -- The first test (A.D. 211-330). Cultural and religious changes ; Breaking of the frontiers ; The imperial merry-go-round ; City and countryside ; The reorganization by Diocletian and Constantine -- The final test (A.D 330-476). Freezing -- and unfreezing ; West and east ; Dissolution of the Western empire ; The end of Roman Britain ; Conclusion -- Table of emperors.".
- catalog title "Roman Empire, 27 BC-AD 476.".
- catalog title "The Roman Empire, 27 B.C.-A.D. 476 : a study in survival / Chester G. Starr.".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".