Civil Administration of Constantius II

Abstract

Unlike many other emperors of the fourth century, historians have often neglected the emperor constantius II. This study intends to change that somewhat, by examining the civil aillninistration of Constantius II. It is hoped that after reading this study, the reader will realize that constantius' reign was important to the fourth century. Moreover, misconceptions concerning Constantius that the reader may have acquired by reading ancient historians such as Arnmianus Marcellinus or modern historians such as Gibbon will be hopefully overturned after studying this paper.