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For all the countless studies that have been published about him, Oliver Cromwell remains a deeply puzzling and controversial figure. Many historical problems connected with his political career still await satisfactory explanation. In this book, an important addition to a serie…
"For all the countless studies that have been published about him, Oliver Cromwell remains a deeply puzzling and controversial figure. Many historical problems connected with his political career still await satisfactory explanation. In this book, an important addition to a seri…
"The first full-length biography in English of Aspar, the eastern Roman general and statesman, this book explores his central role in the history and politics of the fragmenting Roman Empire in the 5th century. It also considers what his life and career may suggest as to the dif…
"The first full-length biography in English of Aspar, the eastern Roman general and statesman, this book explores his central role in the history and politics of the fragmenting Roman Empire in the 5th century. It also considers what his life and career may suggest as to the dif…
"The first full-length biography in English of Aspar, the eastern Roman general and statesman, this book explores his central role in the history and politics of the fragmenting Roman Empire in the 5th century. It also considers what his life and career may suggest as to the dif…
Preface -- Map -- List of illustrations -- Genealogies (Theodosius I, Aspar, Leo I) -- I. Why does Aspar matter? -- II. "Barbarians" and "heretics" -- III. Aspar's antecedents -- IV. Ardaburius the Elder & Aspar: wars in Persia and Italy (421-25) -- V. Aspar in Africa: the war w…
"The first full-length biography in English of Aspar, the eastern Roman general and statesman, this book explores his central role in the history and politics of the fragmenting Roman Empire in the 5th century. It also considers what his life and career may suggest as to the dif…
"The first full-length biography in English of Aspar, the eastern Roman general and statesman, this book explores his central role in the history and politics of the fragmenting Roman Empire in the 5th century. It also considers what his life and career may suggest as to the dif…
The revolutionary, soldier, politician, and greatest figure in the fight for Italian unification, Garibaldi (1807-1882) brought off almost as many dramatic exploits in the Americas as he did in Europe, becoming an international freedom fighter, earning the title of the "hero of …
