Tomlinson-Online - Encyclopedia of the Roman Empire

Rome may have fallen in the late fifth century CE, but more than 1,500 years later its mark on Europe and around the Mediterranean is still evident. It’s not just in the roads, aqueducts and settlements, though, that Rome’s immense legacy can be found. Or even in more recent buildings – from the Renaissance to the present day – that have been constructed in a neoclassical style. We need only look at modern law, which is based on principles developed during the Roman Empire. Or modern philosophy, which stands on the shoulders of work by Seneca and others. And although Latin may be a dead language, we still use it in scientific classification – even for newly coined words. From Augustus’s reign as the First Emperor of Rome to the Barbarian invasions beginning in the 5th century CE, The Encyclopedia of the Roman Empire is an outstanding celebration of the glory that was the Roman Empire. Ranging from military expansion to life within a Roman legion, from Pompeii to Jerusalem to Constantinople, from political assassinations to gladiatorial games, from the Roman Catacombs to Hadrian’s Wall, and from the Jewish Revolt to early Christianity, the book expertly explores the political, cultural, social and religious history of the Roman Empire. This is the story of Marcus Agrippa, Caligula, Claudius, Hadrian, Livia and Hadrian – and many others. Accessibly written and with a wealth of colour illustrations and photographs, The Encyclopedia of the Roman Empire is a fascinating reference work for any home.

THE ROMAN EMPIRE Octavian’s Rise to Power Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa arrives on the scene The Battle of Modena The defeat of Sextus Pompey Mark Antony and Cleopatra Mark Antony’s Will Battle of Actium Emperor Augustus A new Romulus The praetorian guard The Ara Pacis The famine of 22 bc Augustus and the Barbarians The death of Agrippa The Pantheon The victory of the Claudians Livia, First Empress The mausoleum of Augustus: Rome, Capital of the Empire Tiberius and Caligula The northern frontier The disappearance of Livy The foreign policy of Tiberius Germanicus The retreat of Tiberius to Capri The great cameo of France Tiberius’s refuge in Capri The death of Livia and the fall of Sejanus The Praetorians Caligula ascends the throne Assassination of Caligula A Scholar on the Throne Claudius Adulations of the Sovereign Roman dwellings under Claudius The marriages of Claudius Mauritania and the kingdom of Palestine Herod Agrippa The expedition to Britannia The conquest of Britannia Messalina: the two faces of an empress The plot between Messalina and Silius Agrippina Minor The poisoning of Claudius The Legions of Rome The Monarchy of Nero The fate of Britannicus The consolidation of the bureaucracy Commerce and taxes under Nero The attempted matricide Adultery with Poppaea The Armenian dispute The Burning of Rome Reconstruction of Rome Seneca’s suicide Jewish Revolt Four Caesars in a single year The legions of Lucius Verginius Rufus Nero’s death The Battle of Bedriacum Vespasian’s acclamation Vespasian’s ascent to the throne Roman Villas and Imperial Palaces Hadrian’s Villa ROME DOMINATES THE WORLD The Flavian Dynasty The death of Vitellius Vespasian’s rise to power The fall of Jerusalem The end of the Jewish war Reconstructing the borders The conquest of Masada Social reform The Colosseum The brief reign of Titus Titus and Berenice of Cilicia The eruption of Vesuvius Pompeii The Reign of Domitian & Trajan The ‘Bald Nero’ Administration of the empire The imperial program in Rome Consolidating the borders The Domus Flavia The campaigns of Julius Agricola in Britannia Economic policies Domitia Longina Early Christianity The Catacombs The Good Emperors Emperor Nerva Trajan The Dacian Wars Trajan's city in Dacia Trajan’s government The Parthian War The Travelling Emperor Hadrian’s Travels Hadrian’s Wall The government of Hadrianus Augustus The reconstruction of Agrippa's pantheon Hadrian and the Greek world Eastern Cults in Rome The Mature Empire Marcus Aurelius A long period of prosperity Antoninus Pius The Parthian War The Marcomannic War Galens and Roman medicine Faustina the Younger The Avidius Cassius revolt The besieged fortress The End of an Era Commodus – a controversial reign The gladiatorial games Trade in Imperial Rome The murder of Commodus ‘Panem et circenses’ The Colosseum Charioteers Circus maximus THE FALL OF ROME From the Severans to the Tetrachy The Era of the Severans Leptis Magna The baths of Caracella The Military Anarchy Shapur I versus Rome The Illyrian Emperors Diocletian The persecution of Christians The Nabataeans and the Palmyrenes Petra Palmyra From Constantine to Theodosius The battle of Milvian Bridge The baptism and death of Constantine the Great The arch of Constantine The Church of Constantine Julian the Apostate Valentinian Dynasty The battle of Adrianople The death of Theodosius The Fall of the Empire Honorius The Theodosian Wall of Constantinople Crossing of the Rhine Alaric and the sack of Rome Barbarian migrations The reign of Valentinian III Attila the Hun Rise of Aetius Hun invasions Death throes of the empire Society in the late Empire Rise of the new men The city of Lugo Bureaucracy and corruption Agriculture Climate and disease The Fayum Mummy Portraits Philosophy and Religion in the Late Empire Neoplatonism and Christianity Gnosticism and Manichaeism Plotinus and his system Education in the Empire Heresies and Pagan cults The Christianization of the Empire The expansion of Christianity The early Church in Ravenna The Sarcophagus of Junius Bassus Debates and heresies The Coptic Church St Augustine of Hippo Monasticism the Roman Basilica The Germanic Kingdoms Kingdom of the Visigoths The barbarian kingdoms – foederati of Rome Code of Euric Kingdom of the Suebi Battle of Vouillé Kingdom of the Vandals Kingdom of the Franks The rise of the kingdom of Clovis the Frank Kingdom of the Burgundians Anglo-Saxon kingdoms Timelines Index