{"product_id":"failure-of-empire-9780520283893","title":"Failure of Empire","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eValens 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).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList 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","brand":"University of California Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49402873381207,"sku":"9780520283893","price":28.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/failure-of-empire-9780520283893","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}