
Constantius II
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The reign of Constantius II has been overshadowed by that of his titanic father, Constantine the Great, and his cousin and successor, the pagan Julian. But as Peter Crawford shows, Constantius deserves to be remembered as a very capable ruler in dangerous, tumultuous times.
When Constantine I died in 337, twenty-year-old Constantius and his two brothers, Constans and Constantine II, all received the title of Augustus to reign as equal co-emperors. In 340, however, Constantine II was killed in a fraternal civil war with Constans. The two remaining brothers shared the Empire for the next ten years, with Constantius ruling Egypt and the Asian provinces, constantly threatened by the Sassanid Persian Empire. Constans in turn was killed by the usurper Magnentius in 350. Constantius refused to accept this fait accompli, made war on Magnentius, and defeated him at the battles of Mursa Major and Mons Seleucus, leading Magnentius to commit suicide. Constantius was now sole ruler of the Empire-but it was an empire beset by external enemies.
This historical biography recounts Constantius' life and his successful campaigns against the Germanic Alamanni along the Rhine and the Quadi and Sarmatians across the Danube, as well as his efforts against the Persians in the East, which had more mixed results-and reveals how he defended the Empire until his dying day.
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- Intro
- Acknowledgements
- List of Plates
- List of Illustrations and Tactical Diagrams
- List of Emperors and Usurpers in the Fourth Century
- Constantinian-Tetrarchic Stemmata
- Introduction
- Chapter I Crisis and Renewal : The Third Century and the Tetrarchy
- Chapter II Preparation for the Purple: Constantius' Upbringing and Accession
- Chapter III The Sins of the Father: Constantius' War with Shapur II
- Chapter IV Fraternal Civil War and the Usurpation of Magnentius
- Chapter V Drunk with Power: The Rise and Fall of Constantius Gallus
- Chapter VI "This Turbulent Priest": Constantius, Athanasius and Religious Politics
- Chapter VII From Student to Soldier: The Rise of Julian
- Chapter VIII Adversus Barbaros: Constantius and Julian Across the Rivers
- Chapter IX The Return of the King of Kings
- Chapter X The Usurpation of Julian: Ungrateful Brat or Left No Choice?
- Chapter XI War Within and Without: Constantius' Final Year
- Epilogue Constantius II, A Good Emperor Lacking a Publicist?
- Appendix I Consuls During the Life of Constantius II
- Appendix II The Laws of Constantius II
- Footnotes
- Bibliography
- Index
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