Olivier Hekster
Author of Rome and Its Empire, AD 193-284
About the Author
Olivier Hekster is Professor of Ancient History at the Radboud University, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
Image credit: Olivier Hekster [credit: Radboud University Nijmegen]
Works by Olivier Hekster
Crises and the Roman Empire : Proceedings of the Seventh Workshop of the International Network Impact of Empire (2007) — Editor — 10 copies
Frontiers in the Roman World : Proceedings of the Ninth Workshop of the International Network Impact of Empire, Durham,… (2011) — Editor — 8 copies
Emperors and Ancestors: Roman Rulers and the Constraints of Tradition (Oxford Studies in Ancient Culture &… (2015) 7 copies
Ritual Dynamics and Religious Change in the Roman Empire (Impact of Empire) (2009) — Editor — 6 copies
Commodus: An Emperor at the Crossroads (Dutch Monographs on Ancient History and Archaeology) (2002) 5 copies
Wreed en pervers: De Romeinse bronnen over Keizer Domitianus, toegelicht en vertaald door Olivier Hekster en Vincent… (2021) 4 copies
Beelden van macht 2 copies
Associated Works
The Impact of Imperial Rome on Religions, Ritual and Religious Life in the Roman Empire: Proceedings of the Fifth… (2006) — Contributor — 14 copies
The Impact of the Roman Army (200 B.C. A.D. 476): Economic, Social, Political, Religious and Cultural Aspects (Impact… (2007) — Editor — 9 copies
The impact of mobility and migration in the Roman empire : proceedings of the twelfth workshop of the International… (2016) — Preface — 3 copies
The Early Reception and Appropriation of the Apostle Peter (60-800 CE) The Anchors of the Fisherman (Euhormos:… (2020) — Contributor — 1 copy
Tagged
Common Knowledge
- Canonical name
- Hekster, Olivier
- Legal name
- Hekster, Olivier Joram
- Other names
- Hekster, O. J.
- Birthdate
- 1974-05-08
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- Netherlands
- Birthplace
- Leiden, Netherlands
- Education
- Radboud University Nijmegen
- Occupations
- historian
- Organizations
- Radboud University Nijmegen
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Reviews
Rome and its Empire, AD 193-284 by Olivier Hekster
The book aims to be an introduction to the "Crisis of the Third Century" and the question whether the 3rd century in fact was all that much more critical than the 2nd or 4th (the author's answer is a qualified yes). A shortish book about half of which is devoted to reproducing relevant ancient texts (in English translation), I felt it was too compressed and superficial to really deliver. It might be a good starting point if you're wondering what this "Crisis of the Third Century" is supposed to be about, but it won't cover the issue in depth.… (more)
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Statistics
- Works
- 16
- Also by
- 10
- Members
- 100
- Popularity
- #190,120
- Rating
- 3.8
- Reviews
- 1
- ISBNs
- 30
- Languages
- 2
