Actors and events -- Emperors and dynasties -- Foreigners and frontiers -- East and west -- The government -- Rome -- Constantinople -- Religion and the state -- Julian's successors -- Theodosius -- Epilogue
Summary
The division of the late Roman Empire into two theoretically cooperating parts by the brothers Valentinian and Valens in 364 deeply influenced many aspects of government in each of the divisions. This work argues that the emperors were actually much more pragmatic in their decision making than has previously been assumed
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 313-323) and index
