
Stilicho
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Flavius Stilicho lived in one of the most turbulent periods in European history. The Western Empire was finally giving way under pressure from external threats, especially from Germanic tribes crossing the Rhine and Danube, as well as from seemingly ever-present internal revolts and rebellions.
Ian Hughes explains how a Vandal (actually, Stilicho had a Vandal father and Roman mother) came to be given almost total control of the Western Empire and describes his attempts to save both the Western Empire and Rome itself from the attacks of Alaric the Goth and other barbarian invaders.
Stilicho is one of the major figures in the history of the Late Roman Empire, and his actions following the death of the emperor Theodosius the Great in 395 may have helped to divide the Western and Eastern halves of the Roman Empire on a permanent basis. Yet he is also the individual who helped maintain the integrity of the West before the rebellion of Constantine III in Britain, and the crossing of the Rhine by a major force of Vandals, Sueves, and Alans-both in A.D. 406-set the scene for both his downfall and execution in 408, and the later disintegration of the West. Despite his role in this fascinating and crucial period of history, there is no other full-length biography of him in print.
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- Cover
- Acknowledgements
- List of Illustrations
- List of Maps
- Foreword
- Introduction
- Abbreviations
- 1. The Roman Empire and its Neighbours
- 2. Stilicho, Serena and Theodosius
- 3. Command in the West
- 4. The Roman Army
- 5. The Barbarian Armies
- 6. The Campaign in Illyricum, 395
- 7. The Rhine and the Greek Campaign, 396-7
- 8. Gildo's Revolt and the African Campaign, 398
- 9. Consolidation, 398-400
- 10. Alaric and the Invasion of Italy, 401-402
- 11. The West and the Invasion of Radagaisus, 402-406
- 12. Stilicho and the Invasion of Illyricum, 406-407
- 13. The British Revolt and the Invasion of Gaul, 406-407
- 14. Stilicho Responds to the Invasions, 407-408
- 15. The Fall of Stilicho
- 16. Stilicho: The Vandal Who Saved Rome?
- Notes
- Appendix I: Glossary
- Appendix II: Outline Chronology
- Appendix III: Select Personalities
- Select Bibliography
- Index
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