Internal politics of the Antonines and Severi
Storia medievale
27 Gennaio 2019Aristotele e l’anello di bronzo
27 Gennaio 2019
The Roman Empire reached the maximum of its extension and its greatness when it was adopted for most of the second century AD. the criterion of choosing the emperor by adoption and not by inheritance
- VIDEO La politica interna di Antonini e Severi 2F videolezione scolastica di Luigi Gaudio parte in inglese e parte in italiano su youtube, con il testo della lezione in inglese e in italiano
The figure shows that most in this period is the extension of Roman citizenship . By now all those that are within the boundaries of the empire are considered the Romans, who live in Africa, Turkey , Greece, the Balkans, Gaul or Britannia.
This process of Romanization will lead more and more to move the concept from Roman ‘ Italy to the provinces, and will provide a basis for a forfeiture of’ Italy.
Even the emperors of this period no longer come only from Italy but also from Gaul , Africa and Syria.
This process was accomplished with the Constitutio Antonine of Caracalla , which grants citizenship to all the subjects of the Roman ‘ Empire.
During this period, the consilium principis becomes more important than the Senate.
Half of the rest of the senators now comes from the provinces . And the most important lawyers who begin to codify Roman law are of provincial origin.
- VIDEO La politica interna di Antonini e Severi 2F videolezione scolastica di Luigi Gaudio parte in inglese e parte in italiano su youtube, con il testo della lezione in inglese e in italiano
