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Rome's Christian Empress - Galla Placidia Rules at the Twilight of the Empire (Hardcover)
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Rome's Christian Empress - Galla Placidia Rules at the Twilight of the Empire (Hardcover)
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In Rome's Christian Empress, Joyce E. Salisbury brings the
captivating story of Rome's Christian empress to life. The daughter
of Roman emperor Theodosius I, Galla Placidia lived at the center
of imperial Roman power during the first half of the fifth century.
Taken hostage after the fall of Rome to the Goths, she was married
to the king and, upon his death, to a Roman general. The rare woman
who traveled throughout Italy, Gaul, and Spain, she eventually
returned to Rome, where her young son was crowned as the emperor of
the western Roman provinces. Placidia served as his regent, ruling
the Roman Empire and the provinces for twenty years. Salisbury
restores this influential, too-often forgotten woman to the center
stage of this crucial period. Describing Galla Placidia's life from
childhood to death while detailing the political and military
developments that influenced her-and that she influenced in
turn-the book relies on religious and political sources to weave
together a narrative that combines social, cultural, political, and
theological history. The Roman world changed dramatically during
Placidia's rule: the Empire became Christian, barbarian tribes
settled throughout the West, and Rome began its unmistakable
decline. But during her long reign, Placidia wielded formidable
power. She fended off violent invaders and usurpers who challenged
her Theodosian dynasty; presided over the dawn of the Catholic
Church as theological controversies split the faithful and church
practices and holidays were established; and spent fortunes
building churches and mosaics that incorporated prominent images of
herself and her family. Compulsively readable, Rome's Christian
Empress is the first full-length work to give this fascinating and
complex ruler her due.
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