The Empire of the Tetrarchs: Imperial Pronouncements and Government AD 284-324 / Edition 1

by Simon Corcoran

Overview

The era of Diocletian and Constantine—when the Christian church passed from persecution to imperial favor—saw far-reaching administrative changes that established the structure of government in the Roman Empire for three hundred years. This was a complex period of cooperation and rivalry between co-emperors, the result of Diocletian's experiment in government by four rulers, the tetrarchs. Drawing together material from a wide variety of sources, Corcoran studies the vast range of documents issued by the emperors and their officials, and assesses how effectively the machinery of government matched imperial ambitions.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780198149842
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	08/29/1996
Series:	Oxford Classical Monographs
Pages:	420
Product dimensions:	5.75(w) x 8.81(h) x 1.09(d)

About the Author

University College London

Editorial Reviews

"For students of late antiquity with an interest in Roman law, there is much of value here."—Choice

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