ABSTRACT

This book reveals how an empire that stretched from Glasgow to Aswan in Egypt could be ruled from a single city and still survive more than a thousand years. The Government of the Roman Empire is the only sourcebook to concentrate on the administration of the empire, using the evidence of contemporary writers and historians.
Specifically designed for students, with extensive cross-referencing, bibliographies and introductions and explanations for each item, this new edition brings the book right up-to-date, and makes it the ideal resource for students of the subject.

chapter 1|6 pages

Introduction: the Power of Rome

chapter 2|27 pages

Structure

chapter 3|17 pages

Force

chapter 4|23 pages

Law

chapter 5|33 pages

Financing

chapter 6|18 pages

Communications, Transport and Supplies

chapter 7|22 pages

Loyalty: The Role of the Emperor

chapter 8|15 pages

Patronage

chapter 9|25 pages

Assimilation

chapter 10|27 pages

Failings

chapter 11|13 pages

Resistance

chapter 12|17 pages

Crisis?

chapter |2 pages

Chronological List of Emperors