The Empire of the Tetrarchs: Imperial Pronouncements and Government Ad 284-324

The era of Diocletian and Constantine--when the Christian church passed from persecution to imperial favor--saw far-reaching administrative changes that established the structure of government in the Roman Empire for three hundred years. This was a complex period of cooperation and rivalry between co-emperors, the result of Diocletian's experiment in government by four rulers, the tetrarchs. Drawing together material from a wide variety of sources, Corcoran studies the vast range of documents issued by the emperors and their officials, and assesses how effectively the machinery of government matched imperial ambitions.


Author: Simon Corcoran
Publisher: Clarendon Press
Published: 08/10/2000
Pages: 440
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.22lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.98d
ISBN: 9780198153047

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