The Roman Empire of the Second Century Or, The Age of the Antonines

This short overview of the Roman Empire from AD 96-180 opens as the murderers of Domitian raise to power the wise old senator, Nerva. Ignoring assassination rumors, his successor, the brave soldier Trajan, "went about the streets almost unguarded" and was easy of access to all classes. He was followed by the brilliant, gay emperor, Hadrian, who "revised the imperial budget with the skill of a trained accountant." We meet the immortal Marcus Aurelius, the philosopher-emperor who spent his life fighting barbarians along the Danube. The book closes with chapters on the religions of the empire, on the state's response to Christianity, and on imperial administration.

By : William Wolfe Capes (1834 - 1914)

01 - Ch. 1: Nerva--A.D. 96-98 02 - Ch. 2: Trajan--A.D. 97-117, Pt. 1 03 - Ch. 2: Trajan--A.D. 97-117, Pt. 2 04 - Ch. 2: Trajan--A.D. 97-117, Pt. 3 05 - Ch. 2: Trajan--A.D. 97-117, Pt. 4 06 - Ch. 3: Hadrian--A.D. 117-138, Pt. 1 07 - Ch. 3: Hadrian--A.D. 117-138, Pt. 2 08 - Ch. 3: Hadrian--A.D. 117-138, Pt. 3 09 - Ch. 4: Antoninus Pius--A.D. 138-161 10 - Ch. 5: Marcus Aurelius Antoninus--A.D. 147-180, Pt. 1 11 - Ch. 5: Marcus Aurelius Antoninus--A.D. 147-180, Pt. 2 12 - Ch. 5: Marcus Aurelius Antoninus--A.D. 147-180, Pt. 3 13 - Ch. 5: Marcus Aurelius Antoninus--A.D. 147-180, Pt. 4 14 - Ch. 5: Marcus Aurelius Antoninus--A.D. 147-180, Pt. 5 15 - Ch. 6: The Attitude of the Imperial Government towards the Christians, Pt. 1 16 - Ch. 6: The Attitude of the Imperial Government towards the Christians, Pt. 2 17 - Ch. 7: The Characteristics of the State Religion, and of the Rites Imported from the East, Pt. 1 18 - Ch. 7: The Characteristics of the State Religion, and of the Rites Imported from the East, Pt. 2 19 - Ch. 8: The Literary Currents of the Age, Pt. 1 20 - Ch. 8: The Literary Currents of the Age, Pt. 2 21 - Ch. 8: The Literary Currents of the Age, Pt. 3 22 - Ch. 9: The Administrative Forms of the Imperial Government, Pt. 1 23 - Ch. 9: The Administrative Forms of the Imperial Government, Pt. 2