Marcus Aurelius, Lucius Verus,
and Commodus: 1962-1972
by G. R. Stanton, Armidale (N.S.W.)
Contents
|
I. Introduction |
479 |
| II. Sources |
481 |
1. Literary Sources |
481 |
a) Contemporary Writers |
481 |
b) Cassius Dio and Herodian |
484 |
c) The 'Historia Augusta' |
485 |
2. Inscriptions and Papyri |
490 |
3. Coinage |
496 |
4. Archaeological Evidence |
497 |
| III. Civil Administration |
498 |
1. Policies |
498 |
2. Imperial Slaves and Freedmen |
501 |
3. Consilium Principis |
506 |
| IV. Provincial Administration |
507 |
1. Policies |
507 |
2. Governors |
513 |
V. The Armed Forces |
517 |
1. The Army |
517 |
2. The Navy |
519 |
| VI. Economic and Defence Problems of the Empire |
520 |
1. Economic Problems |
521 |
2. Defence Problems |
522 |
| VII. Religious Policies |
526 |
1. Cults Promoted by the Emperors |
526 |
2. The Roman Government and the Christians |
528 |
| VIII. The Position of the Emperor |
532 |
1. Imperial Succession |
532 |
2. The Emperor and the Senate |
535 |
3. Opposition to the Emperor |
536 |
| IX. The Emperors |
537 |
1. Marcus Aurelius |
537 |
2. Lucius Verus |
539 |
3. Commodus |
540 |
| Bibliography (1962-1972) |
542 |
