HIST 2905 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Henotheism, Notitia Dignitatum, Narseh
31 May 2016
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Repeated killing of the emperors, repeated failure of the armies, death of taxpayers (leading to economic problems) 1 military causes enemies (remember marcus aurelius) weakness of augustan strategy no major rear defences no reserves, beyond severan initiatives. 2 social causes poverty, taxes evidence from inscriptions (benefactors/civic elites) Septimius odaenathus: 267 wife, zenobia revolt: syria, jordan, palestine, egypt. Last of his breed" old senatorial traditionalist. Successors to gallienus from ranks of balkan army. The virtue of trajan, the piety of antoninus, the moderation of augustus, and the good qualities of the great emperors" could not prevent gallic empire seceding could not crush zenobia"s revolt needed another emperor. Major problems in po valley in northern italy. Tacitus (not to be confused with the roman historian) 3 diocletian and the restoration of order. Humble beginnings (comes from the ranks of the army) 284: usurper legend: cut main competition in half. Man of action, not afraid to takes risks.
