附註:Includes bibliographical references (pages 403-442) and index.
Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Maps; Introduction; 1 The Pannonian Emperors; 2 The Revolt of Procopius; 3 Valens's First Gothic War; 4 Valens and the Eastern Frontier; 5 Religion under the Valentiniani; 6 Administration and Finance under Valentinian and Valens; 7 The Disaster at Adrianople; Epilogue; Appendix A: Datable Evidence for Valentinianic Fortications; Appendix B: Shapur's Administrative Structures in Armenia; Appendix C: Natural Disasters and the Reign of Valens; Appendix D: Civic Structures Built under Imperial Sponsorship, a.d. 364-378; Bibliography; Index
摘要:Failure of Empire is the first comprehensive biography of the Roman emperor Valens and his troubled reign (a.d. 364-78). Valens will always be remembered for his spectacular defeat and death at the hands of the Goths in the Battle of Adrianople.
