Format:
Online-Ressource (xiv, 454 p)
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ill., maps
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24 cm
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2009 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
ISBN:
0520233328
Series Statement:
Transformation of the Classical Heritage v.34
Content:
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
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 403-442) and index
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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
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Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780520233324
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Failure of Empire : Valens and the Roman State in the Fourth Century A.D
Language:
English
Subjects:
History
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