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.
ISBN: 9781780938103
Schlagworte:
iDAI.gazetteer: Imperium Romanum
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).