This book is about the reinvention of the Roman Empire during the
eighty years between the accession of Diocletian and the death of
Julian. How had it changed? The emperors were still warriors and
expected to take the field. Rome was still the capital, at least
symbolically. There was still a Roman senate, though with new rules
brought in by Constantine. There were still provincial governors,
but more now and with fewer duties in smaller areas; and military
command was increasingly separated from civil jurisdiction and
administration. The neighbours in Persia, Germania and on the
Danube were more assertive and better organised, which had a
knock-on effect on Roman institutions. The achievement of
Diocletian and his successors down to Julian was to create a viable
apparatus of control which allowed a large and at times unstable
area to be policed, defended and exploited. The book offers a
different perspective on the development often taken to be the
distinctive feature of these years, namely the rise of
Christianity. Imperial endorsement and patronage of the Christian
god and the expanded social role of the Church are a significant
prelude to the Byzantine state. The author argues that the reigns
of the Christian-supporting Constantine and his sons were a
foretaste of what was to come, but not a complete or coherent
statement of how Church and State were to react with each other.
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