Child emperor rule in the late Roman West, AD 367-455

McEvoy addresses the remarkable phenomenon of the Roman child-emperor. During the late fourth century the emperor Valentinian I, recovering from a life-threatening illness, took the novel step of declaring his eight year old son Gratian as his co-Augustus, actions which set a vital precedent

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: McEvoy, Meaghan
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford Oxford University Press 2013, 2013
Series:Oxford classical monographs / Oxford classical monographs
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Collection: Oxford University Press - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Description
Summary:McEvoy addresses the remarkable phenomenon of the Roman child-emperor. During the late fourth century the emperor Valentinian I, recovering from a life-threatening illness, took the novel step of declaring his eight year old son Gratian as his co-Augustus, actions which set a vital precedent
Physical Description:1 online resource 1 illustration (black and white)
ISBN:9780191749544