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Failure of empire : Valens and the Roman state in the fourth century A.D. /
Failure of Empire is the first comprehensive biography of the Roman emperor Valens and his troubled reign (a.d. 364-78). Valens will always be remembered for his spectacular defeat and death at the hands of the Goths in the Battle of Adrianople.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Berkeley :
University of California Press,
2002.
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| Colección: | Joan Palevsky imprint in classical literature.
Transformation of the classical heritage ; 34. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Maps; Introduction; 1 The Pannonian Emperors; 2 The Revolt of Procopius; 3 Valens's First Gothic War; 4 Valens and the Eastern Frontier; 5 Religion under the Valentiniani; 6 Administration and Finance under Valentinian and Valens; 7 The Disaster at Adrianople; Epilogue; Appendix A: Datable Evidence for Valentinianic Fortications; Appendix B: Shapur's Administrative Structures in Armenia; Appendix C: Natural Disasters and the Reign of Valens; Appendix D: Civic Structures Built under Imperial Sponsorship, a.d. 364-378; Bibliography; Index