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FAILURE OF EMPIRE Valens and the Roman State in the Fourth Century A.D.

de Lenski, Noel Emmanuel

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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 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's 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. ; 1.35 x 9.86 x 6.24 Inches; 454 pages .

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Librería
Ancient World Books CA (CA)
Inventario del vendedor #
7131
Título
FAILURE OF EMPIRE Valens and the Roman State in the Fourth Century A.D.
Autor
Lenski, Noel Emmanuel
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Tapa dura
Estado del libro
Usado - Fine in Fine dust jacket
ISBN 10
0520233328
ISBN 13
9780520233324
Editorial
University of California Press
Lugar de publicación
Berkeley, Ca
Fecha de publicación
2003
Palabras clave
0520233328, Biographies & Memoirs, Historical, Ancient, History, Europe, Germany, Greece, Valens, Roman Empire
Catálogos del vendedor
Late Antiquity; Byzantine Studies; Political Science;

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