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The Last of the Romans - Bonifatius - Warlord and comes Africae (Hardcover)
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The Last of the Romans - Bonifatius - Warlord and comes Africae (Hardcover)
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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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