Book contents
- Rome and the Making of a World State, 150 BCE – 20 CE
- Rome and the Making of a World State, 150 BCE – 20 CE
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Maps and Tables
- Acknowledgments
- 1 From World Power to World State: An Introduction
- 2 The New World Power: The Empire and Imperial Affairs (150–139 BCE)
- 3 The City of Rome: Scene of Politics and Growing Metropolis
- 4 The Struggle for Reform (150–104 BCE)
- 5 The Spiral of Violence (104–80 BCE)
- 6 Italy and the Reinvention of Rome (150–50 BCE)
- 7 Rome between Republic and Empire: The Stuck Elephant (80–60 BCE)
- 8 Rival Leaders and the Search for Power Bases (66–50 BCE)
- 9 The Course of Empire: Provincial Government and Society (90–50 BCE)
- 10 World City: Society and Culture in Rome (85–45 BCE)
- 11 War of the World (49–30 BCE)
- 12 Principate: Government for the World State (30–6 BCE)
- 13 The New Age: Refashioning Culture and Society (30–5 BCE)
- 14 The World State Tested (4 BCE–20 CE)
- Sources of Quotations
- Index
- References
14 - The World State Tested (4 BCE–20 CE)
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 11 April 2018
Book contents
- Rome and the Making of a World State, 150 BCE – 20 CE
- Rome and the Making of a World State, 150 BCE – 20 CE
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Maps and Tables
- Acknowledgments
- 1 From World Power to World State: An Introduction
- 2 The New World Power: The Empire and Imperial Affairs (150–139 BCE)
- 3 The City of Rome: Scene of Politics and Growing Metropolis
- 4 The Struggle for Reform (150–104 BCE)
- 5 The Spiral of Violence (104–80 BCE)
- 6 Italy and the Reinvention of Rome (150–50 BCE)
- 7 Rome between Republic and Empire: The Stuck Elephant (80–60 BCE)
- 8 Rival Leaders and the Search for Power Bases (66–50 BCE)
- 9 The Course of Empire: Provincial Government and Society (90–50 BCE)
- 10 World City: Society and Culture in Rome (85–45 BCE)
- 11 War of the World (49–30 BCE)
- 12 Principate: Government for the World State (30–6 BCE)
- 13 The New Age: Refashioning Culture and Society (30–5 BCE)
- 14 The World State Tested (4 BCE–20 CE)
- Sources of Quotations
- Index
- References
Summary
Augustus' later years in power witnessed a series of challenges: discord within his family, the ruling dynasty; major military rebellions against Rome; fire, flooding, and food shortage in the city of Rome. In 4 CE Augustus orchestrated a series of adoptions that strengthened the idea that his 'house' would rule even after he died. He also signaled that expansion of the Roman empire through further wars of conquest was at an end. Without much difficulty, Tiberius was able to succeed Augustus in 14 CE, and when Tiberius' intended successor Germanicus unexpectedly died five years later, the response by Romans across the Roman world showed that the 'Augustan house' commanded much loyalty. The principate would endure as the form of government that could run a world state.
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- Rome and the Making of a World State, 150 BCE–20 CE , pp. 242 - 258Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2018