02616nam 2200577 450 991080935830332120230725062839.00-19-970242-X(CKB)3710000000623022(EBL)4702568(SSID)ssj0001630468(PQKBManifestationID)16377302(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001630468(PQKBWorkID)12762162(PQKB)11208146(Au-PeEL)EBL4702568(CaPaEBR)ebr11273630(OCoLC)953436319(MiAaPQ)EBC4702568(EXLCZ)99371000000062302220161012h20112011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrGalla Placidia the last Roman empress /Hagith SivanOxford, England :Oxford University Press,2011.©20111 online resource (235 p.)Women in AntiquityDescription based upon print version of record.0-19-537913-6 0-19-537912-8 Includes bibliographical references and index.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; ZEven 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.Women in antiquity.EmpressesRomeBiographyRomeHistoryValentinian III, 425-455RomeHistoryGermanic Invasions, 3rd-6th centuriesEmpresses937/.09092Sivan Hagith1949-623316MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910809358303321Galla Placidia4109284UNINA