Военная история / Caesar Rules: The Emperor in the Changing Roman World (c. 50 BC – AD 565)

Название: Caesar Rules: The Emperor in the Changing Roman World (c. 50 BC – AD 565)
Автор: Olivier Hekster
Издательство: Cambridge University Press
Год: 2022
Страниц: 425
Язык: English
Формат: True PDF
Размер: 17 MB

For centuries, Roman emperors ruled a vast empire. Yet, at least officially, the emperor did not exist. No one knew exactly what titles he possessed, how he could be portrayed, what exactly he had to do, or how the succession was organised. Everyone knew, however, that the emperor held ultimate power over the empire.