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Emperor Theodosius was the last Roman emperor to rule a unified empire of East and West, and his reign represents a turning point in the policies and fortunes of the Late Roman Empire. In this biography, Stephen Williams and Gerry Friell bring together literary, archaeological and numismatic evidence concerning this Roman emperor, studying his military and political struggles, which he fought heroically but ultimately in vain. Summoned from retirement to the throne after the disastrous Roman defeat by the Goths at Adrianople, Theodosius was called on to rebuild the armies and put the…
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2 editions- Hardcover · English · 1995Yale University Press · 238 pages · 9780300061734
- Other · English · 1994Batsford · 238 pages · 9780713466911
HistoryBiographyEmperorsBiographiesHistoireEmpereursTheodosius i, emperor of rome, 347-395Rome, history, empire, 30 b.c.-476 a.d.