Defending Rome: The Masters of the Soldiers

Defending Rome: The Masters of the Soldiers
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Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Total Pages : 255
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ISBN-10 : 9781477164600
ISBN-13 : 147716460X
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Download or read book Defending Rome: The Masters of the Soldiers written by Julian Reynolds and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2011-06-25 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For its last eighty years, the Western Roman Empire was ruled by emperors who were unable to provide the leadership demanded by the crisis the Empire faced throughout this period. Power was exercised instead by the commanders of the Western armies, the magisteri militum or Masters of the Soldiers, four of whom stood out – Stilicho, Constantius, Aetius and Ricimer. Challenged by barbarian invasions, constantly diminishing resources, and indifference and sometimes hostility from the imperial court, the Senate and the Roman people, these men prolonged the existence of the Empire in the West beyond what would otherwise have been its natural span. This book tells the story of the collapse of the Western Empire, as seen through the lives of these individuals, a collapse that ended more than political and military structures, that encompassed the end of an ancient pagan culture and the inception of the age of Christianity.


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