Imperial Brothers
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Imperial Brothers
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Author : Ian Hughs
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Release Date : 2013-08-05
Imperial Brothers written by Ian Hughs and has been published by Pen and Sword this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-08-05 with History categories.
The latest of Ian Hughes' Late Roman biographies here tackles the careers of the brother emperors, Valentinian and Valens. Valentian was selected and proclaimed as emperor in AD 364, when the Empire was still reeling from the disastrous defeat and death in battle of Julian the Apostate (363) and the short reign of his murdered successor, Jovian (364). With the Empire weakened and vulnerable to a victorious Persia in the East and opportunistic Germanic tribes along the Rhine and Danube frontiers, not to mention usurpers and rebellions within, it was not an enviable position. Valentian decided the responsibility had to be divided (not for the first or last time) and appointed his brother as his co-emperor to rule the eastern half of the Empire. ??Valentinian went on to stabilize the Western Empire, quelling revolt in North Africa, defeating the 'Barbarian Conspiracy' that attacked Britain in 367 and conducting successful wars against the Germanic Alemanni, Quadi and Saxons; he is remembered by History as a strong and successful Emperor. Valens on the other hand, fare less well and is most remembered for his (mis)treatment of the Goths who sought refuge within the Empire's borders from the westward-moving Huns. Valens mishandling of this situation led to the Battle of Adrianople in 378, where he was killed and Rome suffered one of the worst defeats in her long history, often seen as the 'beginning of the end' for the Western Roman empire. Ian Hughes, by tracing the careers of both men in tandem, compares their achievements and analyzes the extent to which they deserve the contrasting reputations handed down by history.
Imperial Concubine Punishes Bad Men
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Author : Qu Huoshui
language : en
Publisher: Funstory
Release Date : 2020-01-12
Imperial Concubine Punishes Bad Men written by Qu Huoshui and has been published by Funstory this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-01-12 with Fiction categories.
A single set of Heavenly Tribulation had caused two fairies to bear the eternal curse and live forever in the mortal world!An emotional betrayal had allowed her to travel through her previous life at any cost, just to compete with the third party!The princess of Jin Zhi's Jade Leaf had suddenly met an unexpected success. Xiang Tianya vowed to avenge himself!Fighting with others, fighting with the heavens, unable to defeat his own conscience!He had won the glory on the surface, but he had lost all of his dignity and dignity!He was his brother, his political enemy, his love rival; what did they get after all, contrary to ethics?She had struggled with her on the brink of death several times. She had paid any price for the sake of winning against the heavens!
The Imperial Concubine Chef
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Author : Shu Yu
language : en
Publisher: Funstory
Release Date : 2020-09-13
The Imperial Concubine Chef written by Shu Yu and has been published by Funstory this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-09-13 with Fiction categories.
As the successor of the imperial chef, Su Xinyu's entire family was killed because her peers coveted for her dishes. After she died, Su Xinyu found herself wearing the clothes of a little girl from an unfamiliar era. The little girl's grandparents didn't hurt, but the father didn't. He could only depend on his mother for survival. It was a good thing that Su Xinyu had the best culinary skills. She could use her excellent culinary skills to make a living! Eh? This little big brother, you're poisoned. Little girl, you have the antidote here. You have to pay for the antidote! No, no, no, I don't care about a wangfei! And the story of Su Xinyu, who was bullied by others, becoming a wangfei and then a phoenix chef!
A Romantic Beauty Around Imperial City
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Author : Lan Lanqi
language : en
Publisher: Funstory
Release Date : 2020-03-06
A Romantic Beauty Around Imperial City written by Lan Lanqi and has been published by Funstory this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-03-06 with Fiction categories.
She attended her own funeral and watched as the coffin containing her body was completely buried.
Imperial Ends
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Author : Alexander J. Motyl
language : en
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Release Date : 2001-08-01
Imperial Ends written by Alexander J. Motyl and has been published by Columbia University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001-08-01 with Political Science categories.
Despite their historical importance, empires have received scant attention from social scientists. Now, Alexander J. Motyl examines the structure, dynamics, and continuing relevance of empire—and asks, "Why do empires decline? Why do some empires collapse? And why do some collapsed empires revive?" Rejecting choice-centered theories of imperial decline, Motyl maintains that the very structure of empires promotes decay and that decay in turn facilitates the progressive loss of territory. Although most major empires have in fact declined in this manner, some, such as the Soviet Union, have collapsed suddenly and comprehensively. Motyl explains how and why collapse occurs, why such an outcome is hard to foresee, and why some collapsed empires revive. While broad-ranging historically and empirically, Imperial Ends focuses on five modern empires: the Soviet, Romanov, Ottoman, Habsburg, and Wilhelmine. Examining the possibility of a revival of the Soviet empire, Motyl points out that the expansion of NATO and the European Union, along with increasing globalization, will isolate Russia and its neighbors, promoting their dependence upon one another and perhaps facilitating the rise of the former core. With boldly stated conclusions and concise analytical interpretations, Imperial Ends cohesively illustrates to policymakers and social scientists alike the importance of possible imperial revivals and the rise of future empires.
Roman Imperial Policy From Julian To Theodosius
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Author : R. Malcolm Errington
language : en
Publisher: Univ of North Carolina Press
Release Date : 2007-10-16
Roman Imperial Policy From Julian To Theodosius written by R. Malcolm Errington and has been published by Univ of North Carolina Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-10-16 with History categories.
The division of the late Roman Empire into two theoretically cooperating parts by the brothers Valentinian and Valens in 364 deeply influenced many aspects of government in each of the divisions. Although the imperial policies during this well-documented and formative period are generally understood to have been driven by the religious and ideological aims of the emperors, R. Malcolm Errington argues that the emperors were actually much more pragmatic in their decision making than has previously been assumed. The division of responsibilities between the emperors inevitably encouraged separate developments and allowed locally varying and often changing imperial attitudes toward different forms of religious belief. Errington demonstrates that the main stimulus for action in this period nearly always came from below the level of the imperial government, and not from an imperial initiative. Extending the theory of Fergus Millar into the later empire, Errington argues that the emperors were fundamentally reactive to regionally supplied information, as Millar has asserted was the case for the High Empire. Thus, despite significant structural changes, the empire remained broadly traditional in its operations.
The Roman Imperial Court In The Principate And Late Antiquity
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Author : Caillan Davenport
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2024-01-23
The Roman Imperial Court In The Principate And Late Antiquity written by Caillan Davenport and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-01-23 with Political Science categories.
The Roman Imperial Court in the Principate and Late Antiquity examines the Roman imperial court as a social and political institution in both the Principate and Late Antiquity. By analysing these two periods, which are usually treated separately in studies of the Roman court, it considers continuities, changes, and connections in the six hundred years between the reigns of Augustus and Justinian. Thirteen case studies are presented. Some take a thematic approach, analysing specific aspects such as the appointment of jurists, the role of guard units, or stories told about the court, over several centuries. Others concentrate on specific periods, individuals, or office holders, like the role of women and generals in the fifth century AD, while paying attention to their wider historical significance. The volume concludes with a chapter placing the evolution of the Roman imperial court in comparative perspective using insights from scholarship on other Eurasian monarchical courts. It shows that the long-term transformation of the Roman imperial court did not follow a straightforward and linear course, but came about as the result of negotiation, experimentation, and adaptation.
Imperial Triumph
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Author : Michael Kulikowski
language : en
Publisher: Profile Books
Release Date : 2016-09-15
Imperial Triumph written by Michael Kulikowski and has been published by Profile Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-09-15 with History categories.
Imperial Triumph presents the history of Rome at the height of its imperial power. Beginning with the reign of Hadrian in Rome and ending with the death of Julian the Apostate on campaign in Persia, it offers an intimate account of the twists and often deadly turns of imperial politics in which successive emperors rose and fell with sometimes bewildering rapidity. Yet, despite this volatility, the Romans were able to see off successive attacks by Parthians, Germans, Persians and Goths and to extend and entrench their position as masters of Europe and the Mediterranean. This books shows how they managed to do it. Professor Michael Kulikowski describes the empire's cultural integration in the second century, the political crises of the third when Rome's Mediterranean world became subject to the larger forces of Eurasian history, and the remaking of Roman imperial institutions in the fourth century under Constantine and his son Constantius II. The Constantinian revolution, Professor Kulikowski argues, was the pivot on which imperial fortunes turned - and the beginning of the parting of ways between the eastern and western empires. This sweeping account of one of the world's greatest empires at its magnificent peak is incisive, authoritative and utterly gripping.
Imperial Ideology And Provincial Loyalty In The Roman Empire
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Author : Clifford Ando
language : en
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Release Date : 2013-08-29
Imperial Ideology And Provincial Loyalty In The Roman Empire written by Clifford Ando and has been published by Univ of California Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-08-29 with History categories.
The Roman empire remains unique. Although Rome claimed to rule the world, it did not. Rather, its uniqueness stems from the culture it created and the loyalty it inspired across an area that stretched from the Tyne to the Euphrates. Moreover, the empire created this culture with a bureaucracy smaller than that of a typical late-twentieth-century research university. In approaching this problem, Clifford Ando does not ask the ever-fashionable question, Why did the Roman empire fall? Rather, he asks, Why did the empire last so long? Imperial Ideology and Provincial Loyalty in the Roman Empire argues that the longevity of the empire rested not on Roman military power but on a gradually realized consensus that Roman rule was justified. This consensus was itself the product of a complex conversation between the central government and its far-flung peripheries. Ando investigates the mechanisms that sustained this conversation, explores its contribution to the legitimation of Roman power, and reveals as its product the provincial absorption of the forms and content of Roman political and legal discourse. Throughout, his sophisticated and subtle reading is informed by current thinking on social formation by theorists such as Max Weber, Jürgen Habermas, and Pierre Bourdieu.
The Imperial Clan Of Ming Dynasty
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Author : Gu JunDao
language : en
Publisher: Funstory
Release Date : 2020-06-07
The Imperial Clan Of Ming Dynasty written by Gu JunDao and has been published by Funstory this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-06-07 with Fiction categories.
From the end of the Ming Dynasty until the end of the Ming Dynasty, he had become a slave of Jin Shang who starved to death. Where did he get such a good meal from in this apocalyptic era? Plundering of countries... No, this is trade. It was more comfortable being the emperor himself ... This sister-in-law Zhang Yan ... He had to take good care of her.