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

This is a comprehensive biography of the Roman emperor Valens and his troubled reign (AD 364-78). Valens will always be remembered for his spectacular defeat and death at the hands of the Goths in the Battle of Adrianople. The text incorporates material from archaeology to Gothic and Armenian source...

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Main Author: Lenski, Noel Emmanuel (Author)
Document Type: Online Resource Book
Language:English
Published: Berkeley, Calif ; London : University of California Press , 2003
Subjects:
Valens > Emperor of the East > approximately 328-378
Valentinian > I > Emperor of Rome > 321-375
Byzantine Empire > History > Valens, 364-378
Rome > History > Valentinian I, 364-375
Online Access:http://proxy.fid-lizenzen.de/han/upso-ebooks-altertum/dx.doi.org/10.1525/california/9780520233324.001.0001
Author Notes:Noel Lenski
E-Book Packages:Oxford University Press : University Press Scholarship Online / Archaeology
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Summary:This is a comprehensive biography of the Roman emperor Valens and his troubled reign (AD 364-78). Valens will always be remembered for his spectacular defeat and death at the hands of the Goths in the Battle of Adrianople. The text incorporates material from archaeology to Gothic and Armenian sources
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (xiv, 454 p.) ill., maps
ISBN:9780520928534

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