The Principate – Lifebelt, or millstone around the neck of the empire
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20064334 |
|---|---|
| Authors | John Drinkwater (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Pages | 67-74 |
| Publication date | 2007-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | Crises and the Roman Empire (Impact of Empire) (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Brill (PUBLISHER • NL) |
| DOI | 10.1163/ej.9789004160507.i-448.18 |
| OpenAlex | W804091715 |
| ISBN | 9789004160507 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 1 |
The Augustan Principate was the product of crisis -a response to the challenges that precipitated the fall of the Republic. The Principate worked because it met the political needs of its day. There is no doubt that it saved the Roman state and the Roman Empire: it was a lifebelt. But it was not perfect. In its turn it precipitated more challenges that had to be responded to -more crises -in particular that known as the 'third century Crisis'. In the long run it was a problem as much as a solution: a millstone as much as a lifebelt. In the end, it had to go. I will brie y deal with the Principate as a problem, and then suggest a new way of discerning the strains that brought about its demise
Ancient history · Empire · Political science · Principate · Classical Antiquity Studies · History · Law
| Unique citing works | 4 |
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| Citations per year | 0,31 |
| Citation span | 2013 - 2025 (13) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |