Description and condition:

Softcover, 8vo, 238pp, index, select bibliography, b/w illustrations.

Very good or better, nice bright clean pages throughout.

Contents:

The book brings together literary, archaeological and numismatic evidence to survey Theodosius' military and political struggles. It demonstrates that his rule led to the separation of the Eastern and Western empires. As a result the overlordship of Rome in Europe dwindled into mere ceremonial.