TY  - BOOK
AU  - Salisbury,Joyce E.
TI  - Rome's Christian empress: Galla Placidia rules at the twilight of empire 
SN  - 9781421417011
AV  - DG338 .S35 2015eb
U1  - 937/.09092 23
PY  - 2015///
CY  - Baltimore
PB  - Johns Hopkins University Press
KW  - Galla Placidia,
KW  - Germanic Invasions of Rome (3rd-6th centuries)
KW  - fast
KW  - Empresses
KW  - Rome
KW  - Biography
KW  - Regents
KW  - Christian biography
KW  - Women
KW  - Political activity
KW  - History
KW  - Social change
KW  - HISTORY / Ancient / General
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - RELIGION / General
KW  - LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical
KW  - SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies
KW  - BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical
KW  - HISTORY / Ancient / Rome
KW  - Valentinian III, 425-455
KW  - Empire, 284-476
KW  - Germanic Invasions, 3rd-6th centuries
KW  - Rome (Empire)
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index
N2  - "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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