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
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford
Oxford University Press
2013, 2013
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| Series: | Oxford classical monographs / Oxford classical monographs
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| Collection: | Oxford University Press - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| 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 |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource 1 illustration (black and white) |
| ISBN: | 9780191749544 |