Book contents
- Roman Architecture and Urbanism
- Roman Architecture and Urbanism
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Preface and Acknowledgments
- Maps
- Introduction
- 1 Urban Design and Architecture in Rome and Italy during the Republic and the Early Empire
- 2 Temple Architecture of Republican Rome and Italy
- 3 Technology of Building
- 4 Julio-Claudian Architecture in Rome
- 5 Residential Architecture
- 6 Imperial Architecture in Rome from the Flavians through the Antonines
- 7 Architecture and Planning in Italy and the Western Provinces
- 8 Architecture and Planning in North Africa
- 9 Greece under Roman Rule
- 10 Architecture and Planning in Asia Minor
- 11 The Roman Near East
- 12 The Late Empire in Rome and the Provinces
- General Bibliography
- Glossary
- Index
- Plate Section (PDF Only)
- References
12 - The Late Empire in Rome and the Provinces
From the Severans to Constantine
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 21 August 2019
- Roman Architecture and Urbanism
- Roman Architecture and Urbanism
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Preface and Acknowledgments
- Maps
- Introduction
- 1 Urban Design and Architecture in Rome and Italy during the Republic and the Early Empire
- 2 Temple Architecture of Republican Rome and Italy
- 3 Technology of Building
- 4 Julio-Claudian Architecture in Rome
- 5 Residential Architecture
- 6 Imperial Architecture in Rome from the Flavians through the Antonines
- 7 Architecture and Planning in Italy and the Western Provinces
- 8 Architecture and Planning in North Africa
- 9 Greece under Roman Rule
- 10 Architecture and Planning in Asia Minor
- 11 The Roman Near East
- 12 The Late Empire in Rome and the Provinces
- General Bibliography
- Glossary
- Index
- Plate Section (PDF Only)
- References
Summary
The assassination of Commodus in 193 ce initiated the transition from the Antonines to the Severans. Septimius Severus, the military governor of Pannonia (Hungary), was the first to march and reach Rome among several contenders to the throne, each proclaimed emperor by the armies they commanded. This was not the first time the making of an emperor was based on military power rather than approval by the ranks of Roman aristocracy and the Senate, but it firmly established the questionable system that continued into the third century and contributed to, if not caused, the long period of civic and economic instability that characterized the Late Empire.
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- Roman Architecture and UrbanismFrom the Origins to Late Antiquity, pp. 800 - 862Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2019