The Restoration of Rome: Barbarian Popes and Imperial Pretenders Heather Peter
The Restoration of Rome: Barbarian Popes and Imperial Pretenders Heather Peter In 476 AD, the last of Rome's emperors, known as "Augustulus," was deposed by a barbarian general, the son of one of…
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The Restoration of Rome: Barbarian Popes and Imperial Pretenders Heather Peter
In 476 AD, the last of Rome's emperors, known as "Augustulus," was deposed by a barbarian general, the son of one of Attila the Hun's henchmen. The conquering barbarians, responding to Rome's continuing psychological dominance and the practical value of many of its institutions, were ready to reignite the imperial flame and enjoy the benefits. With the imperial vestments dispatched to Constantinople, the curtain fell on the Roman empire in Western Europe, its territories divided among successor kingdoms constructed around barbarian military manpower.But, if the Roman Empire was dead, Romans across much of the old empire still lived, holding on to their lands, their values, and their institutions.
As Peter Heather shows in dazzling biographical portraits, each of the three greatest immediate contenders for imperial power--Theoderic, Justinian, and Charlemagne--operated with a
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