Emperor and senators in the reign of Constantius II: maintaining imperial rule between Rome and Constantinople in the fourth century AD

"In late 324 the emperor Constantine celebrated his final victory over Licinius, and his consequent rise to sole power, by founding a new city which he named after himself, Constantinople. He now needed to win acceptance among the eastern population whose emperor he had just defeated. The engag...

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1. Verfasser: Moser, Muriel (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Cambridge ; New York, NY ; Port Melbourne ; New Delhi ; Singapore Cambridge University Press 2018
Schriftenreihe:Cambridge classical studies
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Zusammenfassung:"In late 324 the emperor Constantine celebrated his final victory over Licinius, and his consequent rise to sole power, by founding a new city which he named after himself, Constantinople. He now needed to win acceptance among the eastern population whose emperor he had just defeated. The engagement of the provincial elite with the imperial regime was a crucial component in maintaining imperial rule, and was traditionally facilitated by grants of privileges, high rank and honours"...
Beschreibung:Revision and extension of the author's thesis (Ph.D....University of Cambridge, 2013) under the title: Senatvi avctoritatem pristinam reddidisti : the Roman senatorial aristocracy under Constantine and Constantius II.
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (xvii, 420 Seiten)
ISBN:9781108646086
DOI:10.1017/9781108646086