The last of the Romans : Bonifatius - warlord and comes Africae

1. Verfasser: Wijnendaele, Jeroen W. P.
Ort/Verlag/Jahr: London : Bloomsbury, 2015.
Umfang/Format: xiv, 186 p.
Schlagworte:
Inhalte/Bestandteile: 6 Datensätze
Online Zugang: Online available
Inhaltsangabe:
  • 1.
  • The world of Bonifatius (375-420).
  • The transformation of the western imperial office
  • Collapse and recovery of western imperial security
  • Dissidence in late Roman Africa
  • 2.
  • Bonifatius' early career (413-421).
  • Origins
  • Soldier of Christ
  • 3.
  • Rise to power (422-425).
  • Constantius' legacy
  • Lord of war
  • War in the Mediterranean
  • 4.
  • Enemy of the state (426-428).
  • Power games
  • Pandemonium in Africa
  • The path towards reconciliation
  • 5.
  • Fighting for the empire (429-432)
  • The Vandal invasion
  • The empress' champion
  • Epilogue: Sebastian's odyssey (432-442).