The Antonines: The Roman Empire in Transition / Edition 1

by Michael Grant

Overview

The Antonines - Antonius, Pius, Marcus Aurelius, Lucius Verus and Commodus - played a crucial part in the development of the Roman Empire, controlling its huge machine for half a century of its most testing period.
Theirs was a period when art and literature were flourishing. It was also a time of social and political change, and there are still many unanswered questions: did the Antonines' rule contain the seeds of later decay? How did the Christians fare? Was Commodus as bad as he was made out to be? Michael Grant examines these issues with clarity and skill.
The importance of the Antonines is manifold, but it mainly lies in the fact that they represented an ‘age of transition'. They were playing gigantic parts in the massive historical drama that was unfolding, a drama which was destined to transform the Roman Empire from its ancient mould and bring it into the Middle Ages.
Michael Grant is one of the world's greatest writers on ancient history. He has had a distinguished academic career, most recently as Vice-Chancellor of Queen's University, Belfast, and has published over fifty books.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415138147
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	05/02/1996
Series:	Roman Empire in Transition
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	248
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

About the Author

Grant, Michael

Table of Contents

Introduction Part I: The Emperors 1. Antoninus Pius 2. Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus 3. Marcus Aurelius 4. Marcus Aurelius and Commodus 5. Commodus Part II: The Roman World 6. Antonine Speaking and Writing 7. Antonine Architecture and Visual Art 8. The Antonine Age Chronological Table References Abbreviations Notes Some Books about the Antonine Period

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‘The author writes brilliantly, clearly and with fascinating detail. Most exciting of all is the way that he ties the concerns of ancient history, especially here the maintenance of Empires (be they Soviet or Roman) into the concerns of our own time.' - Oxbow Books

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