Generalissimos of the Western Roman Empire
John Michael O'Flynn
John Micheal O'Flynn traces the development of the position of the generalissimo, or emperor's commander of the military forces, in the western part of the Roman Empire during the first century AD. From the arrogant barbarian Arbogast, who treated the youthful emperor Valentinian as his puppet, to Odovacar, who dismissed the last western emperor and was pronounced king of Italy in 476, the generalissimos' seizure of power led to dissolution and chaos from which would emerge the political patterns of medieval and modern Europe.
Anno:
1983
Casa editrice:
The University of Alberta Press
Lingua:
english
Pagine:
255
ISBN 10:
0888640315
ISBN 13:
9780888640314
Collana:
Classical
File:
PDF, 11.76 MB
IPFS:
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english, 1983