{"product_id":"the-triumph-of-empire-michael-kulikowski-9780674241381","title":"The Triumph of Empire: The Roman World from Hadrian to Constantine","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A genuinely bracing and innovative history of Rome.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003ci\u003eTimes Literary Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Triumph of Empire\u003c\/i\u003e takes us into the political heart of imperial Rome and recounts the extraordinary challenges overcome by a flourishing empire. Roman politics could resemble a blood sport: rivals resorted to assassination as emperors rose and fell with bewildering speed, their reigns sometimes measured in weeks. Factionalism and intrigue sapped the empire from within, and imperial succession was never entirely assured. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMichael Kulikowski begins with the reign of Hadrian, who visited the farthest reaches of his domain and created a stable frontier, and takes us through the rules of Marcus Aurelius and Diocletian to Constantine, who overhauled the government, introduced a new state religion, and founded a second Rome. Despite Rome's political volatility, imperial forces managed to defeat successive attacks from Goths, Germans, Persians, and Parthians. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"This is a wonderfully broad sweep of Roman history. It tells the fascinating story of imperial rule from the enigmatic Hadrian through the dozens of warlords and usurpers who fought for the throne in the third century AD to the Christian emperors of the fourth--after the biggest religious and cultural revolution the world has ever seen.\"\u003cbr\u003e--Mary Beard, author of \u003ci\u003eSPQR\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"This was an era of great change, and Kulikowski is an excellent and insightful guide.\"\u003cbr\u003e--Adrian Goldsworthy, \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Kulikowski\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 067424138X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780674241381\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harvard University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/19\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.40w x 1.10d","brand":"Michael Kulikowski","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43992269291775,"sku":"9780674241381","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e5f7fcee-aac0-419b-975f-fc54f3c199c4.jpg?v=1683315069","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-triumph-of-empire-michael-kulikowski-9780674241381","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}