Constantius II : usurpers, eunuchs and the antichrist / by Peter Crawford.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Crawford, Peter, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Constantius II, Emperor of Rome, 317-361.

Constantius.

Emperors--Rome--Biography.

Emperors.

Rome--History--Constantius II, 337-361.

Rome.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (401 pages) : illustrations, maps

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Barnsley, South Yorkshire : Pen & Sword Military, 2016.

Summary:

The reign of Constantius II has been overshadowed by that of his father, Constantine the Great, and his cousin and successor, the pagan Julian. However, as Peter Crawford shows, Constantius deserves to be remembered as a capable ruler in his own right through dangerous, tumultuous times.

Contents:

Crisis and renewal: the third century and the tetrarchy

Prepartation for the purple: Constantius' upbringing and accession

The sins of the father: Constantius' war with Shapur II

Fraternal civil war and the usurpation of Magnentius

Drunk with power: the rise and fall of Constantius Gallus

"This turbulent priest": Constantius, Athanasius and religious politics

From studen to soldier: the rise of Julian

Adversus Barbaros: Constantius and Julian across the rivers

The return of the king of kings

The usurpation of Julian: ungrateful brat or left no choice?

War within and without: Constantius' final year

Constantius II, a good emperor lacking a publicist?

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed October 21, 2016).

ISBN:

9781473883932

1473883938