Western Aristocracies and Imperial Court, AD 364-425 (Clarendon Paperbacks)

The central theme of this book is the relationship between the `public'and `private'lives of the men who were involved in the politics of the western Roman Empire in the later fourth and early fifth centuries. A postscript updates the book with regard to the last fifteen years of related scholarly research. The Governing Classes : (1) Symmachus And The Senatorial Class -- The Governing Classes : (2) Valentinian I And The Imperial Court -- The Ascendancy Of Ausonius -- The Accession Of Theodosius -- Christianity And The Court : (1) Constantinople -- Provincial Upper Classes : Evangelism And Heresy -- The Usurpation Of Maximus -- Christianity And The Court : (2) Milan -- Theodosius And The West -- The Regime Of Stilicho -- Alaric, Rome, Ravenna -- Gaul And Spain (406-418) -- 'ordo Renascendi' : (1) Gaul -- 'ordo Renascendi' : (2) Italy -- East And West : Olympiodorus And Rome. By John Matthews. Reprint. Originally Published: Oxford : Clarendon Press, 1975. Updated Postscript. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [412]-427) And Index. An examination of the relationship between the public and private lives of the men who were involved in the politics of the western Roman Empire in the late 4th and early 5th centuries. There is a postscript which examines work done on the subject since the book was first published in 1975. This book looks at the relationship between the "public" and "private" lives of the men involved in the politics of the western Roman empire in the late fourth and early fifth centuries. A postscript brings the book up to date with recent research.