A history of the Roman people - Ward, Allen Mason, 1942-; Heichelheim, Fritz M. (Fritz Moritz), 1901-1968.; Yeo, Cedric A. (Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Prentice Hall, 2003)
Pt. 4. The early Roman Empire. The establishment of the Principate, 29 B.C. to A.D. 14 ; Systematic reform under Augustus ; Imperial stabilization under Augustus ; The impact of Augustus on Roman imperial life and culture ; The first two Julio-Claudian emperors: Tiberius and Gaius (Caligula), A.D. 14 to 41 ; Claudius, Nero, and the end of the Julio-Claudians, A.D. 41 to 68 ; The crisis of the Principate and recovery under the Flavians, A.D. 69 to 96 ; The five "good" emperors of the second century, A.D. 96 to 180 ; Imperial culture and society in the first two centuries, A.D. -- Pt. 5. Crisis, continuity, and change in the third and fourth centuries. Changes and conflicts in the early third century, A.D. 180 to 235 ; The third-century anarchy, A.D. 235 to 285 ; Changes in Roman life and culture during the third century ; Diocletian creating the fourth-century empire, A.D. 285 to 305 ; Constantine the Great and Christianity, A.D. 306 to 337 ; From Constantine's dynasty to Theodosius the Great, A.D. 337 to 395 ; The evolving world of late antiquity in the fourth century A.D. ; Christianity and classical culture in the fourth century -- Pt. 6. The transformation of the Roman world in late antiquity. The fifth-century West: the localization of imperial power under Germanic kings ; Fifth-century empresses and the survival of the empire in the East, A.D. 395 to 518 ; Justin and the establishment of Justinian's autocracy, A.D. 518 to 532 ; The impossible dream of universal empire, A.D. 532 to 602 ; The transformation of the late antique Roman world, A.D. 395 to 600 ; The church and the legacy of Rome.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 543-557) and index.
Keywords: Rome -- History