Western Aristocracies and Imperial Court, AD 364-425

by John Matthews

Overview

This book looks at the relationship between the "public" and "private" lives of the men involved in the politics of the western Roman empire in the late fourth and early fifth centuries. A postscript brings the book up to date with recent research.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780198144991
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	11/08/1990
Series:	Clarendon Paperbacks
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	460
Product dimensions:	5.38(w) x 8.50(h) x 1.05(d)

About the Author

The Queen's College, Oxford, and University Lecturer in the Middle and Late Roman Empire

Editorial Reviews

"Perhaps for the first time we are here introduced to the world of the later Roman governing classes seen in the round; to their otium as well as their offices, their religion as well as their politics, their literary culture as well as their wealth....A lively and pleasantly written book."—Journal of Roman Studies

"This excellent book...makes a substantial and valuable contribution to our appreciation of the period."—Journal of Theological Studies

"An insightful examination of an essential period in the development of the West."—Catholic Historical Review

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