{"product_id":"the-antonine-constitution-an-edict-for-the-caracallan-empire-9789004368224","title":"The Antonine Constitution: An Edict for the Caracallan Empire","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn The Antonine Constitution, Alex Imrie approaches the famous edict of AD 212 from numerous angles, offering an assessment of its rationale that is rooted in the dynamic period of the early third century. Controversial since its discovery, it is depicted here as a keystone in Caracalla’s attempt to revolutionise the public image of the Severan dynasty after murdering his brother.  There is an inherent paradox between the apparently progressive nature of the edict, and the volatile emperor responsible for it. The enigma is only heightened by a dearth of ancient evidence relating to the legislation. By combining literary and material evidence with the surviving papyrological record, Alex Imrie shows that Caracalla’s rationale is best understood in an embedded context.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"In conclusion, this book is a good introduction both to the CA and to related scholarship. Chapter 1, on historical and literary contexts, makes the topic accessible and interesting to a broad audience of specialist and non-specialist readers alike. The discussion of the practical rationales in chapters 2 and 3 is comprehensive and summarizes, with added nuance, the general state of scholarship on the matter...\"  Lydia Schriemer in BMCR 2019.03.28    \"To close, the year 212 will continue to feature in any history of later Rome. What Imrie's book does very well is force us to ask both new and old questions of this moment, of the actual physical copies of the edict and the emperor and dynasty shaping this shift. This is then certainly a worthwhile read, with elements that show great promise.\" Anthony Smart, CJ-Online, 2019.11.07.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface  List of Abbreviations  List of Figures, Table and Illustration    Introduction   The Antonine Constitution in Scholarship   An Edict for the Caracallan Empire    1 Contexts   The Historical Context: 193–212   The Antonine Constitution in Ancient Literature   The Role of the Jurists   The Antonine Constitution and the Giessen Papyrus    2 The Fiscal Rationale   Early Imperial Economic Activity   Decline and Crisis in the High Empire   The Severan Recovery   The Economy under Caracalla   The Economic Function of the Antonine Constitution   The Vicesima Hereditatum   The Purpose of Caracallan Fiscal Innovation    3 The Military Rationale   Obstacles to Legionary Recruitment   The Severan Reforms   The Military Application of the Antonine Constitution    4 Alexander Imitatio   Alexandrian Influences in the Antonine Constitution   Alexander Iconography in the Caracallan Empire   The Political Significance of Alexander Iconography    5 Securing the Caracallan Empire   The Drive for Aequitas   Re-writing the Severan Past   A Religious Offering   The Indulgentissimus Princeps   A Social Contract    Epilogue    Appendix   Text, Translation and Commentary of the Giessen Papyrus  Bibliography  Index","brand":"Brill","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53210751795543,"sku":"9789004368224","price":98.4,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-antonine-constitution-an-edict-for-the-caracallan-empire-9789004368224","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}