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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. This book presents the biography of the Roman emperor Valens and his troubled reign (AD 364-78).

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List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Abbreviations Maps Introduction Chapter 1. The Pannonian Emperors Chapter 2. The Revolt of Procopius Chapter 3. Valen's First Gothic War Chapter 4. Valens and the Eastern Frontier Chapter 5. Religion under the Valentiniani Chapter 6. Administration and Finance under Valentinian and Valens Chapter 7. The Disaster at Adrianople Epilogue Appendix A Appendix B Appendix C Appendix D Bibliography Index

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      Publisher: University of California Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 26/06/2014
      ISBN13: 9780520283893, 978-0520283893
      ISBN10: 0520283899

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      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. This book presents the biography of the Roman emperor Valens and his troubled reign (AD 364-78).

      Table of Contents
      List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Abbreviations Maps Introduction Chapter 1. The Pannonian Emperors Chapter 2. The Revolt of Procopius Chapter 3. Valen's First Gothic War Chapter 4. Valens and the Eastern Frontier Chapter 5. Religion under the Valentiniani Chapter 6. Administration and Finance under Valentinian and Valens Chapter 7. The Disaster at Adrianople Epilogue Appendix A Appendix B Appendix C Appendix D Bibliography Index

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