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Rome's Christian empress : Galla Placidia rules at the twilight of the empire / / Joyce E. Salisbury



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Autore: Salisbury Joyce E. Visualizza persona
Titolo: Rome's Christian empress : Galla Placidia rules at the twilight of the empire / / Joyce E. Salisbury Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Baltimore, Maryland : , : Johns Hopkins University Press, , 2015
©2015
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (249 p.)
Disciplina: 937/.09092
Soggetto topico: Empresses - Rome
Regents - Rome
Christians - Rome
Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: Cover; Contents; List of Illustrations; Introduction. A Forgotten Empress; 1 The "Most Noble" Princess: 379-395; 2 Orphan Princess in Stilicho's Shadow: 395-408; 3 Held Hostage by the Goths: 408-412; 4 Queen of the Visigoths: 411-416; 5 Wife and Mother in Ravenna: 416-424; 6 Empress of the Romans: 424-437; 7 The Empress Mother and Her Children: 438-455; Epilogue. The Fall of the Western Empire: 455-476; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z
Sommario/riassunto: "In Rome's Christian Empress, Joyce E. Salisbury brings the captivating story of Rome's Christian empress to life. The daughter of Roman emperor Theodosius I, Galla Placidia lived at the center of imperial Roman power during the first half of the fifth century. Taken hostage after the fall of Rome to the Goths, she was married to the king and, upon his death, to a Roman general. The rare woman who traveled throughout Italy, Gaul, and Spain, she eventually returned to Rome, where her young son was crowned as the emperor of the western Roman provinces. Placidia served as his regent, ruling the Roman Empire and the provinces for twenty years. Salisbury restores this influential, too-often forgotten woman to the center stage of this crucial period. Describing Galla Placidia's life from childhood to death while detailing the political and military developments that influenced her--and that she influenced in turn--the book relies on religious and political sources to weave together a narrative that combines social, cultural, political, and theological history. The Roman world changed dramatically during Placidia's rule: the Empire became Christian, barbarian tribes settled throughout the West, and Rome began its unmistakable decline. But during her long reign, Placidia wielded formidable power. She fended off violent invaders and usurpers who challenged her Theodosian dynasty; presided over the dawn of the Catholic Church as theological controversies split the faithful and church practices and holidays were established; and spent fortunes building churches and mosaics that incorporated prominent images of herself and her family. Compulsively readable, Rome's Christian Empress is the first full-length work to give this fascinating and complex ruler her due"--
Titolo autorizzato: Rome's Christian empress  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-4214-1701-4
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910460897403321
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