Under the Five Good Emperors, Rome enjoyed unprecedented peace and prosperity. The last of these, Marcus Aurelius, has long enjoyed a reputation for prudence, deliberation and fairness. But was his rule a prelude to Rome's decline and fall? Backed up by penetrating insight, this unsurpassed portrait of one of Rome's most revered emperors is highly relevant to our own times.

*CONTENTS*
Roman Empire in second century AD
Chapter One: Emperor Marcus Aurelius
Chapter Two: Emperor Commodus
Chapter Three: The Age of Civil War
Chapter Four: Emperor Septimius Severus
Chronology
References
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