Roman Imperial Policy from Julian to Theodosius

Download or read book Roman Imperial Policy from Julian to Theodosius written by Robert Malcolm Errington and published by Univ of North Carolina Press. This book was released on 2006 with total page 351 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The division of responsibilities between the emperors inevitably encouraged separate developments, which included the expansion of Constantinople into an imperial residence in the East. Regional separatism also allowed locally varying and often changing imperial attitudes toward the different forms of belief that had developed within the Christian church since its acceptance by Constantine, as well as toward non-Christian religious forms. Errington demonstrates that the main stimulus for action in this period nearly always came from below the level of the imperial government, and not from an imperial initiative. Drawing attention to the structure and practical functioning of the state and its administration, Errington argues that the emperors were fundamentally reactive to regionally supplied information, as Fergus Millar has asserted was the case for the High Empire. Thus, despite significant changes, the empire remained broadly traditional in its operations."--BOOK JACKET.