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Autore |
Vitiello Massimiliano |
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Theodahad : a platonic king at the collapse of Ostrogothic Italy / / Massimiliano Vitiello |
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Toronto, [Ontario] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 2014 |
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©2014 |
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ISBN |
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1-4426-6933-0 |
1-4426-6932-2 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (352 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Ostrogoths - Italy - History |
Ostrogoths - Kings and rulers |
Biographies. |
History |
collective biographies. |
Electronic books. |
Italy History 476-774 |
Italy Kings and rulers Biography |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Chapter One: Theodahad the man -- Chapter Two: Theodahad the noble -- Chapter Three: Theodahad the co-regent -- Chapter Four: Theodahad the king -- Chapter Five: Theodahad, the end -- Epilogue -- Appendices: * Appendix I: Cassiodorus' travels between Ravenna and Rome -- Appendix II: 'A Roman of note among the Goths' -- Appendix III: The embassies of Variae X 19-24 and XI 13: the 'status quaestionis' |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Painting a picture of an unlikely king whose reign helped spell the end of Ostrogothic Italy, Vitiello's book not only illuminates Theodahad's own life but also offers new insight into the sixth-century Mediterranean world. |
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