Failure of empire : Valens and the Roman state in the fourth century A.D.

Noel Lenski

"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. This singular misfortune won him a front-row seat among history's great losers. By the time he was killed, his empire had been coming unglued for several years: the Goths had overrun the Balkans; Persians, Isaurians, and Saracens were threatening the east; the economy was in disarray; and, pagans and Christians alike had been exiled, tortured, and executed in his religious persecutions. Valens had not, however, entirely failed in his job as emperor. He was an admirable administrator, a committed defender of the frontiers, and a ruler who showed remarkable sympathy for the needs of his subjects. In lively style and rich detail, Lenski incorporates a broad range of new material, from archaeology to Gothic and Armenian sources, in a study that illuminates the social, cultural, religious, economic, administrative, and military complexities of Valens' realm. "Failure of Empire" offers a nuanced reconsideration of Valens the man and shows both how he applied his strengths to meet the expectations of his world and how he ultimately failed in his efforts to match limited capacities to limitless demands.

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  • List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Abbreviations Maps Introduction Chapter 1. The Pannonian Emperors Chapter 2. The Revolt of Procopius Chapter 3. Valen's First Gothic War Chapter 4. Valens and the Eastern Frontier Chapter 5. Religion under the Valentiniani Chapter 6. Administration and Finance under Valentinian and Valens Chapter 7. The Disaster at Adrianople Epilogue Appendix A Appendix B Appendix C Appendix D Bibliography Index

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書名 Failure of empire : Valens and the Roman state in the fourth century A.D.
著作者等 Lenski, Noel Emmanuel
Lenski Noel
シリーズ名 The transformation of the classical heritage
The Joan Palevsky imprint in classical literature
出版元 University of California Press
刊行年月 c2002
ページ数 xiv, 454 p., [5] p. of plates
大きさ 24 cm
ISBN 0520233328
NCID BA62786612
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言語 英語
出版国 アメリカ合衆国
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