Government of the Roman Empire

<p>This book reveals how an empire that stretched from Glasgow to Aswan in Egypt could be ruled from a single city and still survive more than a thousand years. <em>The Government of the Roman Empire</em> is the only sourcebook to concentrate on the administration of the empire, using the evidence of contemporary writers and historians.<br>Specifically designed for students, with extensive cross-referencing, bibliographies and introductions and explanations for each item, this new edition brings the book right up-to-date, and makes it the ideal resource for students of the subject.</p> Acknowledgements, List of Abbreviations, Weights, Measures, Currency and Wealth, Maps 1-6, 1 Introduction: the Power of Rome, 2 Structure, 3 Force, 4 Law, 5 Financing, 6 Communications Transport and Supplies, 7 Loyalty: the Role of the Emperor, 8 Patronage, 9 Assimilation, 10 Failings, 11 Resistance, 12 Crisis?, Chronological List of Emperors, Select Bibliography, Index of Passages Cited, Index and List of Ancient and Modern Geographical Equivalents