Table of Contents
List of Illustrations vii
List of Genealogical Tables x
List of Tables (Emperors) xi
Introduction xii
Part I Augustus Defines the System 1
Chapter 1 Augustus 3
Part II The Augustan Process 23
Chapter 2 The First Imperial Family 26
Chapter 3 The Crisis of 68-69 50
Chapter 4 The Consequence of Civil War: The Flavian Dynasty 66
Chapter 5 The Crisis of 96-97 74
Chapter 6 The Consequences of Trajan: The Antonine 'Dynasty' 88
Chapter 7 The Crisis of 193 107
Chapter 8 The Consequences of Septimius 123
Part III The Senate's Revival 139
Chapter 9 The Crisis of 238 142
Chapter 10 The Consequences of Gordian (1): Successful Emperors 158
Chapter 11 The Consequences of Gordian (2): Unsuccessful Emperors 178
Part IV Heredity and Absolutism 195
Chapter 12 The Tetrarchy 198
Chapter 13 The Crises of 306-312 209
Chapter 14 The Consequences of Constantine 218
Chapter 15 The Crises of 375-379 240
Chapter 16 The Consequences of Theodosius 248
Part V Breakdown 265
Chapter 17 The Crises of 455-457 268
Chapter 18 The Consequences of Ricimer and Aspar 279
Chapter 19 The Crisis of 474-476 288
Conclusion 294
List of Emperors 302
Notes 307
Bibliography 317
