Imperial Brothers: Valentinian, Valens and the Disaster at Adrianople 9781473828636, 9781848844179, 9781473829497, 9781473829060, 1473828635

The latest of Ian Hughes' Late Roman biographies here tackles the careers of the brother emperors, Valentinian and

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Imperial Brothers: Valentinian, Valens and the Disaster at Adrianople
9781473828636, 9781848844179, 9781473829497, 9781473829060, 1473828635

The papers in this volume treat historical, historiographical and literary aspects of the last six books of Ammianus Mar

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The bankruptcy of the investment bank Lehman Brothers was the pivotal event of the 2008 financial crisis and the Great R

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Offering a fresh assessment of the presence and function of paraenesis within Valentinianism, this book places Valentini

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