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Restorer of the World: The Roman Emperor Aurelian
by John White
Product Group: Book
Publisher: Spellmount (2006-10-01)
ISBN: 1862272506
EAN: 9781862272507
Dewey Decimal #: 937.06092
Hardcover: 256 pages
SKU: 080612071
Condition: Fine
Comments: 1862272506 New, never read, may have minor wear on cover.
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Product Description
The Roman Empire almost disintegrated in the 3rd Century AD, under the onslaught of barbarians and the defections of rebel governors, the general-emperor Aurelian restored the whole Roman world allowing the empire to survive just long enough for civilization to be salvaged after the Dark Ages. This is the first non-specialist book to be devoted to this extraordinary, yet little known, Roman emperor following his career from obscurity to saviour of the Empire. The author's original research uses the most up to date interpretations of ancient literature and inscriptions to examine Aurelian's methods and achievements. Details of the little described 3rd Century Roman army are also included and the book is illustrated with many photographs.
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A History of Third Century Rome
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Date: 2007-06-11
5 out of 5 customers found this reveiw helpful
John F. White's "Restorer of the World: The Roman Emperor Aurelian" is more than just a biography of Lucius Domitius Aurelianus, emperor of Rome from 270 to 275 AD; this book also functions as a wide-ranging history of the Roman Empire from the death of Severus Alexander in 235 to the coming of the Emperor Diocletian in 284, five tumultuous decades of barbarian invasions and army revolts and assassinations. White explores the evolving organization and equipment of the Roman army, the state of Roman coinage, and the regional politics of the eastern and western extremities of the Empire. Although Aurelian's reign is the primary focus of White's book, histories of each emperor during this turbulent half-century are provided. The end result is a short but surprisingly comprehensive study of a period of Roman history often neglected in favor of the more famous "Good Emperors" of the Second century and of the Christian emperors of the Fourth Century.
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