maps, chron., diagr., appends ... An impressively illustrated work, although it lacks references, Armies of the Late Roman Empire, a volume in the series “Armies of the Past”, is an excellent ...

Three consecutive years of drought contributed to the "Barbarian Conspiracy," a pivotal moment in the history of Roman ...

The Roman Empire in Late Antiquity will prove rewarding reading not only for the specialist, but also the layman with an interest in late Antiquity. Note: The Roman Empire in Late Antiquity is also ...

I made my way through the first volume, immersed in the decadence of the late Roman Empire, an era riveting in its excesses, but at least passingly familiar. Then I entered an entirely new and ...

Britain's descent into anarchy was disastrous for Rome and it took two years for generals dispatched by Valentian I, Emperor of the Western Roman Empire ... vulnerable to late spring and early ...