Antonine Constitution

An Edict for the Caracallan Empire

AvAlex Imrie

Inbunden, Engelska, 2018

Del 29 i serien Impact of Empire

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Beskrivning

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.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2018-06-01
Mått:155 x 235 x 16 mm
Vikt:443 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Impact of Empire
Antal sidor:176
Förlag:Brill
ISBN:9789004368224

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Alex Imrie, Ph.D. (2015), is a Tutor in Classics at the University of Edinburgh. He divides his time between teaching and outreach activities across Scotland. He has published articles on Caracalla and the Severan period. This is his first monograph.

Recensioner i media

"In conclusion, this book is a good introduction both to the CA and to related scholarship. Chapter 1, on historical and literary contexts, makes the topic accessible and interesting to a broad audience of specialist and non-specialist readers alike. The discussion of the practical rationales in chapters 2 and 3 is comprehensive and summarizes, with added nuance, the general state of scholarship on the matter..."Lydia Schriemer in BMCR 2019.03.28"To close, the year 212 will continue to feature in any history of later Rome. What Imrie's book does very well is force us to ask both new and old questions of this moment, of the actual physical copies of the edict and the emperor and dynasty shaping this shift. This is then certainly a worthwhile read, with elements that show great promise." Anthony Smart, CJ-Online, 2019.11.07.

Innehållsförteckning

PrefaceList of AbbreviationsList of Figures, Table and IllustrationIntroductionThe Antonine Constitution in ScholarshipAn Edict for the Caracallan Empire1 ContextsThe Historical Context: 193–212The Antonine Constitution in Ancient LiteratureThe Role of the JuristsThe Antonine Constitution and the Giessen Papyrus2 The Fiscal RationaleEarly Imperial Economic ActivityDecline and Crisis in the High EmpireThe Severan RecoveryThe Economy under CaracallaThe Economic Function of the Antonine ConstitutionThe Vicesima HereditatumThe Purpose of Caracallan Fiscal Innovation3 The Military RationaleObstacles to Legionary RecruitmentThe Severan ReformsThe Military Application of the Antonine Constitution4 Alexander ImitatioAlexandrian Influences in the Antonine ConstitutionAlexander Iconography in the Caracallan EmpireThe Political Significance of Alexander Iconography5 Securing the Caracallan EmpireThe Drive for AequitasRe-writing the Severan PastA Religious OfferingThe Indulgentissimus PrincepsA Social ContractEpilogueAppendixText, Translation and Commentary of the Giessen PapyrusBibliographyIndex