Military History of Late Rome 457-518.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Syvänne, Ilkka.

Contributor:

Syvänne, Ilkka.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Rome (Italy)--History, Military.

Rome--History, Military--30 B.C.-476 A.D.

Rome.

Rome (Italy).

Rome--History--Empire, 284-476.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (346 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

: Pen & Sword Books Limited, 2021.

Summary:

A history and military analysis of the world-changing events following the fall of the Western Roman Empire.The Military History of Late Rome 457-518 provides a fresh new look into the events that led to the collapse of West Rome, while East Rome not only survived but went on to prosper despite a series of major defeats that included, most.

Contents:

Cover

Book title

Copyright

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements

List of Plates

List of Maps

Introduction

Abbreviations

Chapter 1 Introduction: The Roman Empire in 457

Chapter 2 Enemies and Allies

Chapter 3 The West 456-461: Majorian and Ricimer

Chapter 4 Ricimer the Kingmaker: 2 August 461-12 April 467

Chapter 5 Anthemius the Hellene (467-472) and Ricimer

Chapter 6 Ricimer, Gundobad, Olybrius, Glycerius 11 July 472-June 474

Chapter 7 The Fall of West Rome: Nepos, Orestes and Romulus Augustulus 19 or 24 June 474-ca. 4 September 476

Plate section

Chapter 8 Leo I (7 February 457-18 January 474)

Chapter 9 Zeno/Zenon in Power (474-475) Leo II (18 January-7 November 474)

Chapter 10 Basiliscus (January 475-Summer 476)

Chapter 11 Zeno Back in the Saddle (August 476-9 April 491) The Mighty Struggle for Power in 477-489: Zeno, Illus, Marcian, Leontius and the Goths

Chapter 12 Anastasius (11 April 491-9 July 518)

Chapter 13 Appendix: Urbicius and the State of the Roman Armies under Anastasius

Bibliography

Notes

Index

Back Cover.

Notes:

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ISBN:

1-4738-9533-2

OCLC:

1313885750