Emperors and usurpers in the later Roman empire: civil war, panegyric, and the construction of legitimacy

Civil war and usurpation were endemic to the later Roman Empire, with no fewer than 37 men claiming imperial power between 284 and 395 AD. This volume constructs a comprehensive history of civil war in this period through the ways in which successive dynasties manipulated history to legitimate thems...

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Beteilige Person: Omissi, Adrastos 1986- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Oxford Oxford University Press 2018
Ausgabe:First edition
Schriftenreihe:Oxford studies in Byzantium
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Links:https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198824824.001.0001
https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198824824.001.0001
Zusammenfassung:Civil war and usurpation were endemic to the later Roman Empire, with no fewer than 37 men claiming imperial power between 284 and 395 AD. This volume constructs a comprehensive history of civil war in this period through the ways in which successive dynasties manipulated history to legitimate themselves and to discredit their predecessors
Beschreibung:This edition previously issued in print: 2018. - Includes bibliographical references and index
Umfang:1 Online-Ressource Illustrationen, Karten
ISBN:9780191863516
DOI:10.1093/oso/9780198824824.001.0001