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The Empire of the Tetrarchs: Imperial Pronouncements and Government Ad 284-324 (Oxford Classical Monographs)
The Empire of the Tetrarchs Imperial Pronouncements and Government Ad 284324 - Oxford Classical Monographs Author:Simon Corcoran The era of Diocletian and Constantine--when the Christian church passed from persecution to imperial favor--saw far-reaching administrative changes that established the structure of government in the Roman Empire for three hundred years. This was a complex period of cooperation and rivalry between co-emperors, the result of Diocletian's experime... more »nt in government by four rulers, the tetrarchs. Drawing together material from a wide variety of sources, Corcoran studies the vast range of documents issued by the emperors and their officials, and assesses how effectively the machinery of government matched imperial ambitions.« less