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Record Nr.

UNINA9910466313803321

Autore

Sivan Hagith <1949->

Titolo

Galla Placidia : the last Roman empress / / Hagith Sivan

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford, England : , : Oxford University Press, , 2011

©2011

ISBN

0-19-970242-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (235 p.)

Collana

Women in Antiquity

Disciplina

937/.09092

Soggetti

Empresses - Rome

Electronic books.

Rome History Valentinian III, 425-455

Rome History Germanic Invasions, 3rd-6th centuries

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. A Wedding in Gaul (414); 2. Funerals in Barcelona (414-416); 3. The Making of an Empress (417-425); 4. Restoration and Rehabilitation (425-431); 5. A Bride, a Book, and a Pope (437-438); 6. Between Rome and Ravenna (438-450); 7. Conclusion; Appendixes; A. Maps: Galla's Life in Cartography; B. Time Line; C. Family Tree; D. Images; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; L; M; N; P; R; S; T; U; V; Z

Sommario/riassunto

Even by the standards of royalty in antiquity the life of Galla Placidia (c. 390-450 CE) seems an aberration. Daughter, granddaughter, and sister of Roman emperors, wife of a Gothic chieftain and of a Roman general, and mother of a Roman emperor and of Attila's would be bride, Galla's adventures reflect the vicissitudes of the late Roman Empire itself. This new biography incorporates and advances current approaches to the study of late antiquity in general and of women in particular.