Description: Last of the Romans : Bonifatius - Warlord and Comes Africae, Paperback by Wijnendaele, Jeroen W. P., ISBN 1474295991, ISBN-13 9781474295994, Brand New, Free shipping in the US Despite his critical role in the western Roman Empire during the early fifth century AD, Bonifatius remains a neglected figure in the history of the late Empire. The Last of the Romans presents a new political and military biography of Bonifatius, analysing his rise through the higher echelons of imperial power and examining themes such as the role of the buccellarii as contemporary semi-private armies. The volume offers a reassessment of the usurpation of Ioannes and Bonifatius' indispensable role in the restoration of the Theodosian dynasty in the West. The Vandal invasion of North Africa is re-examined together with Bonifatius's putative role as the traitor who invited them in. The relationship between Bonifatius and Augustine of Hippo is assessed, bringing new light to the important, yet largely unstudied, influence of Christianity in Bonifatius's life. A further discussion revisits the rivalry between Boniface and Aetius. Although Procopius termed Bonifatius and Aetius the last of the Romans, this volume argues that they were the first of Rome's late imperial warlords. The volume closes with a reconstruction of the Odyssey of Sebastian, Bonifatius' son-in-law.
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Book Title: Last of the Romans : Bonifatius - Warlord and Comes Africae
Number of Pages: 200 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Last of the Romans : Bonifatius-Warlord and Comes Africae
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication Year: 2016
Subject: Ancient / General, Ancient / Rome, Military / General
Item Height: 0.4 in
Item Weight: 10.2 Oz
Type: Textbook
Item Length: 9.2 in
Subject Area: History
Author: Jeroen W. P. Wijnendaele
Item Width: 6.1 in
Format: Trade Paperback
