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10 janvier 2022
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Jérôme Sella, « Seizing and maintaining power in Rome: Roman emperors’ tough job », Mondes sociaux, ID : 10.58079/u9kd
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Over the five-century long history of the Empire and out of almost 60 imperial reigns regarded as legitimate, there was around thirty overthrows and 105 usurpations, among which 86 were more than mere identity frauds, and 18 led to recognition. This alone is well worth questioning: is there any explanation for it? How did Roman emperors seize power and manage to keep it? One answer may seem obvious: by force. But it was not enough to secure lasting power. Even though pretenders or even reco...