The Antonine Constitution : an edict for the Caracallan Empire / by Alex Imrie.

By:

Imrie, Alex (Tutor in classics) [author.]

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Impact of Empire (Roman Empire, c. 200 B.C.-A.D. 476) (Series) ; 29.Publisher: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2018]Description: 1 online resource (xiv, 175 pages) : illustrations (some color)Content type:

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9789004368231
900436823X

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Antonine Constitution.DDC classification:

937/.07 23

LOC classification:

DG301 .I67 2018

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Contents:

Contexts -- The fiscal rationale -- The military rationale -- Alexander Imitatio -- Securing the Caracallan Empire -- Text, translation and commentary of the Giessen Papyrus.

Summary: "In The Antonine Constitution, Alex Imrie approaches the famous edict of AD 212 from numerous angles, offering an assessment of its rationale that is rooted in the dynamic period of the early third century. Controversial since its discovery, it is depicted here as a keystone in Caracalla's attempt to revolutionise the public image of the Severan dynasty after murdering his brother. There is an inherent paradox between the apparently progressive nature of the edict, and the volatile emperor responsible for it. The enigma is only heightened by a dearth of ancient evidence relating to the legislation. By combining literary and material evidence with the surviving papyrological record, Alex Imrie shows that Caracalla's rationale is best understood in an embedded context"-- Provided by publisher.

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"In The Antonine Constitution, Alex Imrie approaches the famous edict of AD 212 from numerous angles, offering an assessment of its rationale that is rooted in the dynamic period of the early third century. Controversial since its discovery, it is depicted here as a keystone in Caracalla's attempt to revolutionise the public image of the Severan dynasty after murdering his brother. There is an inherent paradox between the apparently progressive nature of the edict, and the volatile emperor responsible for it. The enigma is only heightened by a dearth of ancient evidence relating to the legislation. By combining literary and material evidence with the surviving papyrological record, Alex Imrie shows that Caracalla's rationale is best understood in an embedded context"-- Provided by publisher.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Contexts -- The fiscal rationale -- The military rationale -- Alexander Imitatio -- Securing the Caracallan Empire -- Text, translation and commentary of the Giessen Papyrus.

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