Imperial Triumph

Why it’s on the list: Kulikowski’s political history of Rome from Hadrian to Constantine — the century usually written off as crisis, argued instead as a state reorganising itself.

Where I saw it: In the reply thread to @typesfast’s question, “What’s the best history book you’ve read?” (June 5, 2025) — a crowd-sourced list Kyle recovered by hand and saved to his Apple Note “Books To Read”; the full set of replies lives on What’s the best history book… (tweet). It was listed there as “Kulikowski’s Imperial Triumph”.

Connections

• Rome — The subject.
• Institutions — Kulikowski’s angle: the machinery of the imperial state.
• What’s the best history book… (tweet) — the thread this recommendation came from.