Child emperor rule in the late Roman West, AD 367-455 /

McEvoy addresses the remarkable phenomenon of the Roman child-emperor. During the late fourth century the emperor Valentinian I, recovering from a life-threatening illness, took the novel step of declaring his eight year old son Gratian as his co-Augustus, actions which set a vital precedent.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: McEvoy, Meaghan, 1981- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2013.
Colección:Oxford classical monographs.
Temas:
364-455
Emperors > Succession > Rome.
Empereurs > Succession > Rome.
HISTORY > Ancient > Rome.
Emperors > Succession.
Rome > History > Valentinian I, 364-375.
Rome > History > Valentinian III, 425-455.
Rome > History > Theodosians, 379-455.
Rome > Histoire > 364-375 (Valentinien Ier)
Rome > Histoire > 379-455 (Théodosiens)
Rome (Empire)
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:McEvoy addresses the remarkable phenomenon of the Roman child-emperor. During the late fourth century the emperor Valentinian I, recovering from a life-threatening illness, took the novel step of declaring his eight year old son Gratian as his co-Augustus, actions which set a vital precedent.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (1 volume) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780191642104
019164210X
9780191749544
0191749540

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