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Rome's Christian empress : Galla Placidia rules at the twilight of the empire

Title: Rome's Christian empress : Galla Placidia rules at the twilight of the empire / Joyce E. Salisbury.
Author: Salisbury, Joyce E.
Publication: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2015.

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236 pages : illustrations, maps; 24 cm

Summary

"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"--

Subject

Genre/Form

Biography.
History.

Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-226) and index.

Call Number

JFE 15-3180

ISBN

9781421417004 (hardcover : acid-free paper)
1421417006 (hardcover : acid-free paper)

LCCN

2014035089

OCLC

894935624

Author

Salisbury, Joyce E., author.

Title

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

Publisher

Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2015.

Type of Content

text

still image

cartographic image

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-226) and index.

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Chronological Term

200 - 599

Research Call Number

JFE 15-3180

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