Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION -- chapter 2 THE EMERGENCE OF A LATE ROMAN GALLIC ARISTOCRACY -- part Part I BORDEAUX: MUNICIPAL ARISTOCRACY AND URBAN ECONOMICS -- chapter 3 THE CITY -- chapter 4 GENS AUSONIANA -- The Formation of a Provincial Aristocracy -- chapter 5 SCHOOLS AND SCHOLARS -- part Part II TRIER: SEAT OF AN EMPIRE -- chapter 6 THE COURT OF VALENTINIAN I -- chapter 7 THE COURT OF GRATIAN -- chapter 8 CONCLUSION
Summary
Ausonius' life and work are placed firmly within their historical context of forth-century Gaul. His biography and literary output also serve as a point of departure for an overall inquiry into the formation of late Roman Gallic aristocracy
Analysis
Social life
France
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 220-235) and index
