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…
"Theodosius II (AD 408-450) was the longest reigning Roman emperor. Ever since Edward Gibbon, he has been dismissed as mediocre and ineffectual. Yet Theodosius ruled an empire which retained its integrity while the West was broken up by barbarian invasions. This book explores Th…
Distinguished and younger scholars have dealt with the main aspects of Millar's research, and proposed surveys about current inquiries, as well as perspectives for future studies, mainly about the Roman republic, the functioning of the Empire and the evolution of the Near East. …
The subject of analysis of the above work is how the Eastern Roman Empire reacted to barbarian invasions and internal problems, that eventually brought demise to the Empire in the West. During these times the Eastern Roman Empire was ruled by two emperors - Marcian (450-457) and…
"Few Roman emperors enjoy such fame as Flavius Claudius Iulianus - although he was sole ruler of the Roman Empire for only eighteen months (361-363). Since his early death he has been known as Julian the Apostate - the nephew of Constantine the Great who in vain tried to reverse…
