The tragedy of empire : from Constantine to the destruction of Roman Italy /

Michael Kulikowski traces two hundred years of Roman history during which the Empire became ungovernable and succumbed to turbulence and change. A sweeping political narrative, The Tragedy of Empire tells the story of the Western Roman Empire's downfall, even as the Eastern Empire remained poli...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Kulikowski, Michael (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, [2020]
Subjects:
200-599
HISTORY > Ancient > General.
HISTORY / Ancient / General
Rome > History > Empire, 284-476.
Rome > History > Germanic Invasions, 3rd-6th centuries.
Rome > Histoire > 284-476 (Bas-Empire)
Rome > Histoire > 3e-6e siècles (Grandes Invasions)
Rome (Empire)
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • Acknowledgements
  • List of Illustrations
  • Introduction
  • 1. The Making of the Constantinian Empire
  • 2. The Failures of Julian
  • 3. The Valentiniani
  • 4. Adrianople and the Coup of Theodosius
  • 5. The Reign of Theodosius I
  • 6. Stilicho and His Rivals
  • 7. Galla Placidia and Flavius Constantius
  • 8. The Reign of Theodosius II
  • 9. Placidia, Aëtius and Valentinian III
  • 10. The Fall That No One Noticed
  • 11. After the Theodosians
  • 12. Zeno and Anastasius
  • 13. The Western Kingdoms
  • 14. The Franks and the Imperial Periphery
  • 15. From Rome to Byzantium
  • Roman Emperors from Constantine I to Justinian I
  • Persian Kings from Shapur II to Khusrau I
  • Further Reading
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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