Emperor, Prefects & Kings: The Roman West, 395-565 PDF
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EMPEROR, PREFECTS AND KINGS Emperor, Prefects & Kings The Roman West, 395-565 P.S. Barnwell Duckworth First published in 1992 by Gerald Duckworth & Co. Ltd. The Old Piano Factory 48 Hoxton Square, London NI 6PB Tel: 071 729 5986 Fax: 071 729 0015 © 1992 by P.S. Barnwell All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior permission of the publisher. A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library ISBN 0 7156 2427 X Photoset in North Wales by Derek Doyle & Associates, Mold, Clwyd. Printed in Great Britain by Redwood Press Ltd, Melksham. Contents Preface vii Introduction 1 Part I. The Emperor and the Imperial Court 1. The Sources 7 2. The Emperor 11 3. The Imperial Court 20 4. Conclusion 48 Part II. Provincial Administration 5. The‘Roman’ System of Provincial Administration 53 6. The Kingdom of the Visigoths, c. 418-568 71 7. The Kingdom of the Burgundians 82 8. The Franks and Gaul in the Sixth Century 90 9. The Vandals and Africa 114 10. Conclusion 125 Part III. Italy under Odoacer and the Ostrogoths 11. The Sources 131 12. ‘Barbarian’ Kings in Italy, 476-552 134 13. The Royal Court 140 14. Senators and Provincial Governors 155 15. The Uariae of Cassiodorus 166 Conclusion 170 Maps 176 Abbreviations 179 Notes 182 Bibliography 225 Primary sources 225 Secondary works 231 Index 246 Preface This book had its origin as part of a doctoral dissertation prepared at the University of Leeds. It is a pleasure to record my gratitude to that institution, and to many of its members, for having provided the most congenial of work-places: I owe a particular debt to the staff of the Brotherton Library for their helpfulness, courtesy and friendliness. Dr I.N. Wood was a demanding supervisor, always ready to entertain discussion, but never to force his conclusions upon me: without his enthusiasm, both while I was a student and subsequently, this book would not have existed. Advice and criticism were provided by Professor G.R.J. Jones; his encouragement, together with that of Dr C.R.E. Cubitt, Dr J.M. Hill and Mr R.K. Morris, have meant a great deal. Away from Leeds, the book has benefited greatly from Dr J.L. Nelson’s challenging criticism of its earlier incarnation, and her support for the project has been an important factor in bringing it to fruition. Although other people’s comments have improved the book and saved me from a number of errors, the views expressed are my sole responsibility, as are any remaining infelicities. I am grateful to Mr A.T. Adams for drawing the maps which appear at the end of the volume. Finally, but by no means least, I owe my parents more than can be expressed. In many ways, both practical and less tangible, they have been supportive and encouraging over a period of many years: without them, I would never have been in a position to start research, still less to complete a book. P.S.B. Vll
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