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Bezig met laden... Rome and Its Empire, AD 193-284 (2008)door Olivier Hekster, Nicholas Zair
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. The book aims to be an introduction to the "Crisis of the Third Century" and the question whether the 3rd century in fact was all that much more critical than the 2nd or 4th (the author's answer is a qualified yes). A shortish book about half of which is devoted to reproducing relevant ancient texts (in English translation), I felt it was too compressed and superficial to really deliver. It might be a good starting point if you're wondering what this "Crisis of the Third Century" is supposed to be about, but it won't cover the issue in depth. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
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This was a time of civil war, anarchy, intrigue, and assassination. Between 193 and 284 the Roman Empire knew more than twenty-five emperors, and an equal number of usurpers. All of them had some measure of success, several of them often ruling different parts of the Empire at the same time. Rome's traditional political institutions slid into vacuity and armies became the Empire's most powerful institutions, proclaiming their own imperial champions and deposing those they held to be incompetent. Yet despite widespread contemporary dismay at such weak government this period was also one in which Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Google Books — Bezig met laden... GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)937.07History and Geography Ancient World Italian Peninsula to 476 and adjacent territories to 476 Italian Peninsula to 476 and adjacent territories to 476 Constitutional 31 B.C.-284 A.D.LC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde:
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