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The Antonine Constitution : An Edict for the Caracallan Empire
Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- List of Abbreviations -- List of Figures, Table and Illustration -- Introduction -- The Antonine Constitution in Scholarship -- An Edict for the Caracallan Empire -- Chapter 1 Contexts -- The Historical Context: 193-212 CE -- The Antonine Constitution in Ancient Liter...
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| Document Type: | Online Resource Book |
| Language: | English |
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Boston
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, 2018
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| Series: | Impact of Empire Ser
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| Online Access: | http://proxy.fid-lizenzen.de/han/proquest-ebook-central-altertum/ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/bsbfidaltertumswissenschaften/detail.action?docID=5449624 |
| Related Items: | Erscheint auch als:
The Antonine Constitution : An Edict for the Caracallan Empire |
| E-Book Packages: | ProQuest Ebook Central : Classical Studies Collection |
| Summary: | Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- List of Abbreviations -- List of Figures, Table and Illustration -- Introduction -- The Antonine Constitution in Scholarship -- An Edict for the Caracallan Empire -- Chapter 1 Contexts -- The Historical Context: 193-212 CE -- The Antonine Constitution in Ancient Literature -- The Role of the Jurists -- The Antonine Constitution and the Giessen Papyrus -- Chapter 2 The Fiscal Rationale -- Early Imperial Economic Activity -- Decline and Crisis in the High Empire -- The Severan Recovery -- The Economy under Caracalla -- The Economic Function of the Antonine Constitution -- The Vicesima Hereditatum -- The Purpose of Caracallan Fiscal Innovation -- Chapter 3 The Military Rationale -- Obstacles to Legionary Recruitment -- The Severan Reforms -- The Military Application of the Antonine Constitution -- Chapter 4 Alexander Imitatio -- Alexandrian Influences in the Antonine Constitution -- Alexander Iconography in the Caracallan Empire -- The Political Significance of Alexander Iconography -- Chapter 5 Securing the Caracallan Empire -- The Drive for Aequitas -- Re-writing the Severan Past -- A Religious Offering -- The Indulgentissimus Princeps -- A Social Contract -- Epilogue -- Appendix -- Text, Translation and Commentary of the Giessen Papyrus -- Bibliography -- Index of Names -- Index of Places -- General Index. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 Online-Ressource (191 pages) |
| ISBN: | 9789004368231 |
