Maximinus Thrax
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Maximinus Thrax
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Author : Paul N. Pearson
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2017-05-23
Maximinus Thrax written by Paul N. Pearson and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-05-23 with History categories.
The first full-length biography of the half-barbarian emperor. Maximinus was a Thracian tribesman “of frightening appearance and colossal size” who could smash stones with his bare hands and pull fully laden wagons unaided. Such feats impressed the emperor Severus who enlisted Maximinus into the imperial bodyguard whereupon he embarked on a distinguished military career. Eventually he achieved senior command in the massive Roman invasion of Persia in 232 AD, and three years later he became emperor himself in a military coup—the first common soldier ever to assume the imperial throne. Supposedly more than seven feet tall (it is likely he had a pituitary disorder), Maximinus was surely one of Rome’s most extraordinary emperors. He campaigned across the Rhine and Danube for three years until a rebellion erupted in Africa and the snobbish senate engaged in civil war against him. This is a narrative account of the life and times of the Thracian giant, from his humble origins up to and beyond the civil war of 238 AD. Replete with accounts of treachery, assassination, and civil war, Maximinus Thrax is written for enthusiasts of Roman history and warfare. Skyhorse Publishing, as well as our Arcade imprint, are proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in history--books about World War II, the Third Reich, Hitler and his henchmen, the JFK assassination, conspiracies, the American Civil War, the American Revolution, gladiators, Vikings, ancient Rome, medieval times, the old West, and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.
The Army Of Maximinus Thrax
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Author : Jan Easchbach
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2020-11
The Army Of Maximinus Thrax written by Jan Easchbach and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-11 with categories.
Maximinus Thrax
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Author : Paul N. Pearson
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Release Date : 2016-08-23
Maximinus Thrax written by Paul N. Pearson 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 2016-08-23 with History categories.
Maximinus was a half-barbarian strongman of frightening appearance and colossal size (supposedly over seven feet tall). From humble origins he rose through the ranks, achieved senior command during the invasion of Persia in 232 and ultimately became Emperor due to a military coup in 235. As Emperor he campaigned across the Rhine and Danube for three years until a rebellion in Africa triggered a civil war. This is an accessible narrative account of the life and times of one of Romes most remarkable emperors.
The Early Christian Persecutions
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Author : Dana Carleton Munro
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1897
The Early Christian Persecutions written by Dana Carleton Munro and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1897 with Church history categories.
Mutilation And Transformation
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Author : Eric Varner
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2004-06-01
Mutilation And Transformation written by Eric Varner and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-06-01 with Art categories.
The condemnation of memory inexorably altered the visual landscape of imperial Rome. Representations of 'bad' emperors, such as Caligula, Nero, Domitian, Commodus, or Elagabalus were routinely reconfigured into likenesses of victorious successors or revered predecessors. Alternatively, portraits could be physically attacked and mutilated or even executed in effigy. From the late first century B.C. until the fourth century A.D., the recycling and destruction of images of emperors, empresses, and other members of the imperial family occurred on a vast scale and often marked periods of violent political transition. This volume catalogues and interprets the sculptural, glyptic, numismatic and epigraphic evidence for damnatio memoriae and ultimately reveals its praxis to be at the core of Roman cultural identity.
Gordian Iii And Philip The Arab
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Author : Ilkka Syvänne
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword Military
Release Date : 2021-04-14
Gordian Iii And Philip The Arab written by Ilkka Syvänne and has been published by Pen and Sword Military this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-04-14 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
This is a dual biography of the emperors Marcus Antonius Gordianus (‘Gordian III’, reigned 238-244) and Marcus Julius Philippus Augustus (‘Philip the Arab’, reigned 244-249), focusing mainly on the political and military events during this crucial stage of the ‘Third Century Crisis’. The tumultuous 'Year of the Six Emperors' saw Gordian raised to the purple at just thirteen years of age, becoming the youngest emperor in the Empire’s history at a time when the borders were threatened by the powerful Sassanid Persians and the Goths, among others. Gordian died on a campaign against the Persians, either in battle or possibly murdered by his own men. Philip, succeeded Gordian, made peace with Shapur I and returned to Italy. His reign encompassed the spectacular celebration of Rome’s millennium in 248 but the wars in the Balkans and East together with crippling taxation led to mutinies and rebellions. Philip and his brother had until then fought successfully against the Persians and others but this did not save Philip, who was killed by a usurper’s forces at the Battle of Verona in 249. He had been Rome’s first Christian emperor and the author considers why it was fifty years before she had another.
The Representation And Perception Of Roman Imperial Power
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Author : Paul Erdkamp
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2019-05-28
The Representation And Perception Of Roman Imperial Power written by Paul Erdkamp and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-05-28 with History categories.
From the days of the emperor Augustus (27 B.C.-A.D. 14) the emperor and his court had a quintessential position within the Roman Empire. It is therefore clear that when the Impact of the Roman Empire is analysed, the impact of the emperor and those surrounding him is a central issue. The study of the representation and perception of Roman imperial power is a multifaceted area of research, which greatly helps our understanding of Roman society. In its successive parts this volume focuses on 1. The representation and perception of Roman imperial power through particular media: literary texts, inscriptions, coins, monuments, ornaments, and insignia, but also nicknames and death-bed scenes. 2. The representation and perception of Roman imperial power in the city of Rome and the various provinces. 3. The representation of power by individual emperors.
A Brief History Of Patriarchs Coptic Church
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Author : Michael Nabil
language : en
Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Release Date :
A Brief History Of Patriarchs Coptic Church written by Michael Nabil and has been published by CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with Religion categories.
The Emperor And The Army In The Later Roman Empire Ad 235 395
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Author : Mark Hebblewhite
language : en
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Release Date : 2016-12-19
The Emperor And The Army In The Later Roman Empire Ad 235 395 written by Mark Hebblewhite and has been published by Taylor & Francis this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-12-19 with History categories.
With The Emperor and the Army in the Later Roman Empire, AD 235–395 Mark Hebblewhite offers the first study solely dedicated to examining the nature of the relationship between the emperor and his army in the politically and militarily volatile later Roman Empire. Bringing together a wide range of available literary, epigraphic and numismatic evidence he demonstrates that emperors of the period considered the army to be the key institution they had to mollify in order to retain power and consequently employed a range of strategies to keep the troops loyal to their cause. Key to these efforts were imperial attempts to project the emperor as a worthy general (imperator) and a generous provider of military pay and benefits. Also important were the honorific and symbolic gestures each emperor made to the army in order to convince them that they and the empire could only prosper under his rule.
Bandits In The Roman Empire
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Author : Thomas Grunewald
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2004-07-31
Bandits In The Roman Empire written by Thomas Grunewald and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-07-31 with History categories.
The book studies how the concept of the bandit was taken up and manipulated during the Late Roman Republic and early Empire (2nd c.BC - 3rd c. AD.)