Contested Monarchy: Integrating the Roman Empire in the Fourth Century AD by Joh

Description: Contested Monarchy by Johannes Wienand Contested Monarchy offers a fresh survey of the role of the Roman monarch in a period of significant and enduring change. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description This is an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 license. It is free to read at Oxford Scholarship Online and offered as a free PDF download from OUP and selected open access locations. Contested Monarchy reappraises the wide-ranging and lasting transformation of the Roman monarchy between the Principate and Late Antiquity. The book takes as its focus the century from Diocletian to Theodosius I (284-395), aperiod during which the stability of monarchical rule depended heavily on the emperors mobility, on collegial or dynastic rule, and on the military resolution of internal political crises. At the same time,profound religious changes modified the premises of political interaction and symbolic communication between the emperor and his subjects, and administrative and military readjustments changed the institutional foundations of the Roman monarchy. This volume concentrates on the measures taken by emperors of this period to cope with the changing framework of their rule. The collection examines monarchy along three distinct yet intertwined fields: Administering the Empire, Performing the Monarchy,and Balancing Religious Change. Each field possesses its own historiography and methodology, and accordingly has usually been treated separately. This volumes multifaceted approach builds on recentscholarship and trends to examine imperial rule in a more integrated fashion. With new work from a wide range of international scholars, Contested Monarchy offers a fresh survey of the role of the Roman monarchy in a period of significant and enduring change. Author Biography Dr. Johannes Wienand is Assistant Professor of Ancient History and Classics at the Heinrich-Heine-Universität DÜsseldorf in Germany. Table of Contents List of AbbreviationsContributorsMap of the Roman Empire in the Fourth CenturyIntroduction1. The Cloak of Power: Dressing and Undressing the KingJohannes WienandPart One Administering the Empire2. Domesticating the Senatorial Elite: Universal Monarchy and Transregional Aristocracy in the Fourth CenturyJohn Weisweiler3. The Inflation of Rank and Privilege: Regulating Precedence in the Fourth Century ADJohn Noël Dillon4. Ostentatious Legislation: Law and Dynastic Change, AD 364-365Sebastian Schmidt-Hofner5. Emperors and Generals in the Fourth CenturyDoug Lee6. Gaul and the Roman Emperors of the Fourth CenturyJoachim Szidat7. Regional Dynasties and Imperial CourtMichael KulikowskiPart Two Performing the Monarchy8. Emperors, Usurpers, and the City of Rome: Performing Power from Diocletian to TheodosiusMark Humphries9. O tandem felix civili, Roma, victoria! Civil War Triumphs From Honorius to Constantine and BackJohannes Wienand10. Coping with the Tyrants Faction: Civil War Amnesties and Christian Discourses in the Fourth Century ADHartmut Leppin11. Pliny and Pacatus: Past and Present in Imperial PanegyricChristopher Kelly12. Born to be Emperor: The Principle of Succession and the Roman MonarchyHenning Börm13. Performing Justice: The Penal Code of Constantine the GreatChristian Reitzenstein-RonningPart Three Balancing Religious Change14. Speaking of Power: Christian Redefinition of the Imperial Role in the Fourth CenturyHarold Drake15. Constantine, Rome, and the ChristiansBruno Bleckmann16. Constantine and the Tyche of ConstantinopleNoel Lenski17. A Vain Quest for Unity: Creeds and Political (Dis)Integration in the Reign of Constantius IISteffen Diefenbach18. The Challenge of Religious Violence: Imperial Ideology and Policy in the Fourth CenturyJohannes Hahn19. The Famous Altar of Victory Controversy in Rome: The Impact of Christianity at the End of the Fourth CenturyRita Lizzi TestaEpilogue20. The Empires Golden Shade: Icons of Sovereignty in an Age of TransitionJohannes WienandBibliographyGeneral IndexIndex Locorum Review "This exceptionally valuable book offers multiple perspectives on the development of the institutional, ideological and religious aspects of the Roman empires first Christian century. Breaking away from traditional divisions according to dynasty or religion, we see how the Roman state developed new answers to the central question of its own legitimacy. Eschewing simplistic generalizations, the diverse contributions offer multiple perspectives on the way theRoman system of government interacted with its subjects. Wienand has performed an invaluable service by facilitating a wide ranging encounter among scholarly styles to promote a well-articulateddiscussion of significant themes in the governance of the Roman Empire, illuminating not only the period under consideration, but earlier and later periods as well." --David Potter, University of Michigan"It is a pleasure to be asked to review a book for which one has such unreserved praise. Contested Monarchy is an enormously valuable volume without a weak link in its chain of articles. It is a must have for any scholar working on late Roman political, social, or religious history and for the library of any university that offers courses on the fourth century." --Adrastos Omissi, Sehepunkte"...[A]n inspiring volume. ... [T]his is a fine collection of articles articulating the contested Roman imperial rule of late antiquity. Everybody interested in the late Roman empire will profit from it." --Bryn Mawr Classical Review Long Description This volume aims to reappraise the wide-ranging and lasting transformation of the Roman monarchy between the Principate and Late Antiquity. The book takes as its focus the period from Diocletian to Theodosius I (284-395) and thus on a major developmental phase in the history of the Roman Empire. During this period, the stability of monarchical rule depended heavily on the emperors mobility, on collegial or dynastic rule, and on the military resolution of internalpolitical crises. At the same time, profound religious changes modified the premises of political interaction and symbolic communication between the emperor and his subjects, and administrative and military readjustments changed the institutional foundations of the Roman monarchy. This volumeconcentrates on the measures taken by Roman emperors of this period to cope with the changing framework of their rule. The collection will examine monarchy along three distinct yet intertwined fields: Administering the Empire, Performing the Monarchy, and Balancing Religious Change. Each field possesses its own historiography and methodology, and accordingly has usually been treated separately. This volumes multifaceted approach builds on recent trends to examine imperial rule in a moreintegrated fashion. A brief introductory article to each thematic section provides an overview of the major developments in the field, thereby providing a coherent framework for the contributions. Including new work from a wide range of European and American scholars, both established and junior, ContestedMonarchy promises to provide a fresh survey of the role of the Roman monarch in a period of significant and enduring change. Review Text "This exceptionally valuable book offers multiple perspectives on the development of the institutional, ideological and religious aspects of the Roman empires first Christian century. Breaking away from traditional divisions according to dynasty or religion, we see how the Roman state developed new answers to the central question of its own legitimacy. Eschewing simplistic generalizations, the diverse contributions offer multiple perspectives on the way theRoman system of government interacted with its subjects. Wienand has performed an invaluable service by facilitating a wide ranging encounter among scholarly styles to promote a well-articulateddiscussion of significant themes in the governance of the Roman Empire, illuminating not only the period under consideration, but earlier and later periods as well." --David Potter, University of Michigan"It is a pleasure to be asked to review a book for which one has such unreserved praise. Contested Monarchy is an enormously valuable volume without a weak link in its chain of articles. It is a must have for any scholar working on late Roman political, social, or religious history and for the library of any university that offers courses on the fourth century." --Adrastos Omissi, Sehepunkte"...[A]n inspiring volume. ... [T]his is a fine collection of articles articulating the contested Roman imperial rule of late antiquity. Everybody interested in the late Roman empire will profit from it." --Bryn Mawr Classical Review Review Quote "This exceptionally valuable book offers multiple perspectives on the development of the institutional, ideological and religious aspects of the Roman empires first Christian century. Breaking away from traditional divisions according to dynasty or religion, we see how the Roman state developed new answers to the central question of its own legitimacy. Eschewing simplistic generalizations, the diverse contributions offer multiple perspectives on the way the Roman system of government interacted with its subjects. Wienand has performed an invaluable service by facilitating a wide ranging encounter among scholarly styles to promote a well-articulated discussion of significant themes in the governance of the Roman Empire, illuminating not only the period under consideration, but earlier and later periods as well." --David Potter, University of Michigan "It is a pleasure to be asked to review a book for which one has such unreserved praise. Contested Monarchy is an enormously valuable volume without a weak link in its chain of articles. It is a must have for any scholar working on late Roman political, social, or religious history and for the library of any university that offers courses on the fourth century." --Adrastos Omissi, Sehepunkte "...[A]n inspiring volume. ... [T]his is a fine collection of articles articulating the contested Roman imperial rule of late antiquity. Everybody interested in the late Roman empire will profit from it." --Bryn Mawr Classical Review Feature Selling point: Offers new perspectives on the various ways the relationship between subject and emperor changed in the course of the third and fourth centuries ADSelling point: Treats monarchy thematically, rather than as a series of imperial biographies Details ISBN0199768994 Year 2015 ISBN-10 0199768994 ISBN-13 9780199768998 Format Hardcover Author Johannes Wienand Media Book Subtitle Integrating the Roman Empire in the Fourth Century AD Short Title CONTESTED MONARCHY Language English DEWEY 937.08 Edited by Johannes Wienand Illustrations 26 maps and illustrations Position Assistant Professor of Ancient History and Classics Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States Affiliation Assistant Professor of Ancient History and Classics, Heinrich-Heine-Universitat Dusseldorf, Germany UK Release Date 2015-01-15 AU Release Date 2015-01-15 NZ Release Date 2015-01-15 US Release Date 2015-01-15 Birth 1928 Qualifications M.D., Ph.D. Pages 552 Publisher Oxford University Press Inc Series Oxford Studies in Late Antiquity Publication Date 2015-01-15 Imprint Oxford University Press Inc Audience Undergraduate We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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