Failure of Empire: Valens and the Roman State in the Fourth Century A.D. Volume 34 Tapa dura - 2003 - 1st Edición

University of California Press, 2002. Hardcover with dust jacket. Ex-library. Dust jacket is sliced so library markings show. Otherwise, very good. 454 pages.

University of California Press, 2003-03-03. Hardcover. Very Good. 1.4000 9.1000 6.3000.

University of California Press, 2003. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good -. Hardcover book in very good condition. Dust jacket has a bump and small (1cm) tear to top, is otherwise lovely. Questions welcome. We ship internationally from the United States and Canada every week. If buying internationally, please be aware that additional charges may apply for heavier books. We guarantee a safe, quick, and secure transaction. 10+ years in online bookselling experience.

University of California Press, 2003-03-03. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 6x1x9. Hardcover. Ex-Library with usual markings: catalogue sticker on cover and spine, stamps on page edges. NO DUST JACKET. Text is clean and unmarked. Covers show very minor shelf wear. Binding tight, hinges strong. An excellent reading or reference copy.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day!

University of California Press, 2003 Hard cover. Fine. Fine in very good dust jacket. Upper edges of the dust jacket have a tiny bit of wear, near fine. Book is like new, unmarked and tight. 470 p. null.

University of California Press. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2003. Hardcover. 0520233328 . 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… Leer más

University of California Press. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2003. Hardcover. 0520233328 . 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… Leer más

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