Title: Private Armies and Personal Power in the Late Roman Empire
Abstract: 5 INTRODUCTION 6 Power and Force under the Principate 8 Power and Force in the Late Empire 10 CHAPTER 1: CORRUPTION, CONFLICT, AND POWER IN FOURTHCENTURY TRIPOLITANIA 17 The Saga of Romanus, comes Africae 18 In Defense of Romanus? 23 The Workings of Power in the Late Empire 36 Conclusions 44 CHAPTER 2: THE BANDITS OF ISAURIA 47 Isaurian Geography and History 48 Isaurian Leadership and Unrest: Three Models 51 The Rise of Isaurian Warlords 70 CHAPTER 3: ‘BARBARIAN’ ARMIES, IMPERIAL FACTIONS, AND THE END OF ROMAN GAUL 79 Defining ‘Barbarians’ 81 Explaining the End of Roman Gaul 84 406 – 418 86 The Cost of Disunity 88 The Strategic Outlook in 418 90 ‘Barbarian’ Identities 93 455 – ca. 461: The End of Roman Gaul 102 The Role of Private Power in the End of Roman Gaul 106 Conclusions 111 REFERENCES 116
Publication Year: 2007
Publication Date: 2007-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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