The Roman Imperial Succession
Grainger, John D.![The Roman Imperial Succession](https://support.digitalhusky.com/media/annotations/sorted/451/45109935/CHSBZCOP0345109935.jpg)
John D Grainger analyzes the Roman imperial succession, demonstrating that the empire organized by Augustus was fundamentally flawed in the method it used to find emperors. Augustus' system was a mixture of heredity, senatorial and military influences, and these were generally antagonistic. Consequently the Empire went through a series of crises, in which the succession to a previous, usually dead, emperor was the main issue. The infamous 'Yea...