CONTENTS
PART I: CRISIS; 1. The Third-Century Collapse; 2. Virtus Illyrici;
PART II: EMERGENCE; 3. Jove and Hercules; 4. The Tetrarchy; 5.
Victory and Consolidation - Britain, Africa, the Danube; 6. Victory
and Consolidation - Egypt and Persia; PART III: THE NEW ORDER; 7.
Defense in Depth; 8. The Recasting of Government; 9. Finance,
Taxation, Inflation; 10. A Command Economy; 11. The New Order; PART
IV: TRIUMPHS AND DEFEATS; 12. The Gods are Alive; 13. Politeia
Christi; 14. The Great Persecution; 15. Abortive Renewal; PART V:
AFTERMATH; 16. Constantine's Completion; 17. In the Long Run
Stephen Williams is a freelance writer. His most recent book is Theodosius: The Empire at Bay.
"[Williams] has performed a valuable service for the profession as
well as for the general reader ... his judgment of particular
matters is invariably sound, and the book is a well-written
synthesis." -- AmericanHistorical Review USE
"Stephen Williams is not a professional Roman historian, but he is
certainly an expert, and his view of Diocletian is original and
convincing. ... [He] is an equitable and balanced historian and I
think one can rely on him." -- Peter Levi
"This is the first biography of Diocletian in English and is
written both for students of history and politics and for general
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"This biography is never dull, for the author writes with
considerable style, and he has the ability to turn a neat phrase."
-- James E. Seaver History Reviews of New Books
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