Diocletian And The Roman Recovery by Stephen Williams - 1985

This book is in very good condition. There is little to no wear on the front and back covers and the spine and edges and corners.The previous owners signature is on the inside of the front cover board. There are also marking on pages 16-17. However, the rest of the book is clean and the pages are white and crisp. The binding is in perfect condition.

"When the young Marcus Aurelius became Emperor of the Roman world in the spring of 161, he had never even seen a real army, far less commanded one in the field.The long run of his predecessor and adoptive father Antoninus ('the Pious') had been one of almost unbroken peace and internal tranquility: on the far-flung frontiers the static garrisons had continued their careful and orderly routine, legionary commanders had been appointed, served their time and had been replaced without once leading their forces into battle. It was well over a generation since an Emperor had conducted a serious war in person. The Empire of the second century was a supreme achievement of statecraft, never since repeated, in which all the diverse nationalities of the Mediterranean world from the Atlantic coast to the Euphrates were ruled by a single state which ensured that peace and security were the normal conditions of existence," - Prologue, Diocletian And The Roman Recovery