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Published by Cambridge University Press, 2005
ISBN 10: 0521521572ISBN 13: 9780521521574
Seller: Better World Books Ltd, Dunfermline, United Kingdom
Book First Edition
Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Ships from the UK. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.
Published by Taylor & Francis 2019-06-10, London, 2019
ISBN 10: 1138382752ISBN 13: 9781138382756
Seller: Blackwell's, London, United Kingdom
Book
paperback. Condition: New. Language: ENG.
Published by University of California Press, 2003
ISBN 10: 0520233328ISBN 13: 9780520233324
Seller: Ancient World Books, Toronto, ON, Canada
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Failure of Empire is the first comprehensive biography of the Roman emperor Valens and his troubled reign (a. D. 364-78). Valens will always be remembered for his spectacular defeat and death at the hands of the Goths in the Battle of Adrianople. This singular misfortune won him a front-row seat among history's great losers. By the time he was killed, his empire had been coming unglued for several years: the Goths had overrun the Balkans; Persians, Isaurians, and Saracens were threatening the east; the economy was in disarray; and pagans and Christians alike had been exiled, tortured, and executed in his religious persecutions. Valens had not, however, entirely failed in his job as emperor. He was an admirable administrator, a committed defender of the frontiers, and a ruler who showed remarkable sympathy for the needs of his subjects. In lively style and rich detail, Lenski incorporates a broad range of new material, from archaeology to Gothic and Armenian sources, in a study that illuminates the social, cultural, religious, economic, administrative, and military complexities of Valens's realm. Failure of Empire offers a nuanced reconsideration of Valens the man and shows both how he applied his strengths to meet the expectations of his world and how he ultimately failed in his efforts to match limited capacities to limitless demands. ; 1.35 x 9.86 x 6.24 Inches; 454 pages.
Published by University of California Press, 2003
ISBN 10: 0520233328ISBN 13: 9780520233324
Seller: Ancient World Books, Toronto, ON, Canada
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Failure of Empire is the first comprehensive biography of the Roman emperor Valens and his troubled reign (a. D. 364-78). Valens will always be remembered for his spectacular defeat and death at the hands of the Goths in the Battle of Adrianople. This singular misfortune won him a front-row seat among history's great losers. By the time he was killed, his empire had been coming unglued for several years: the Goths had overrun the Balkans; Persians, Isaurians, and Saracens were threatening the east; the economy was in disarray; and pagans and Christians alike had been exiled, tortured, and executed in his religious persecutions. Valens had not, however, entirely failed in his job as emperor. He was an admirable administrator, a committed defender of the frontiers, and a ruler who showed remarkable sympathy for the needs of his subjects. In lively style and rich detail, Lenski incorporates a broad range of new material, from archaeology to Gothic and Armenian sources, in a study that illuminates the social, cultural, religious, economic, administrative, and military complexities of Valens's realm. Failure of Empire offers a nuanced reconsideration of Valens the man and shows both how he applied his strengths to meet the expectations of his world and how he ultimately failed in his efforts to match limited capacities to limitless demands. ; 1.35 x 9.86 x 6.24 Inches; 454 pages.
Published by Oxford University Press 2013-10-11, New York, 2013
ISBN 10: 0199987556ISBN 13: 9780199987559
Seller: Blackwell's, London, United Kingdom
Book
book. Condition: New.
Published by University of Pennsylvania Press, Inc. 2016-02-29, Philadelphia, 2016
ISBN 10: 0812247779ISBN 13: 9780812247770
Seller: Blackwell's, London, United Kingdom
Book
hardback. Condition: New. Language: ENG.
Published by Cambridge University Press, 2016
ISBN 10: 0521196825ISBN 13: 9780521196826
Seller: Brook Bookstore, Milano, MI, Italy
Book
Condition: new.