Galla Placidia - The Last Roman Empress

Zusatztext A distinct, plausible, and thought-provoking portrait of a woman who remains frustratingly beyond our reach. Informationen zum Autor Associate Professor of History, University of Kansas Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis Abbreviations Introduction 1: A Wedding in Gaul 2: Funerals in Barcelona 3: The Making of an Empress 4: Restoration and Rehabilitation 5: A Bride, A Book, and a Pope 6: Between Rome and Ravenna 7: Conclusion Bibliography Index

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• Authors: Hagith Sivan, Sivan Hagith
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 26.08.2011
• EAN: 9780195379136
• ISBN: 978-0-19-537913-6
• No. of pages: 256
• Series: Women in Antiquity
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Humanities, art, music > History > Antiquity; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > General, dictionaries; USA, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Women, European History, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical, Biography: historical, political & military, HISTORY / Ancient / Rome, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies, HISTORY / Europe / General, HISTORY / Women, Ancient Rome, United States of America, USA, Ancient History, Classical history / classical civilisation, Gender studies: women, Gender studies: women and girls, Biography: historical, political and military