History of Rome

by Michael Grant

Genres: Roman History

Paperback

Published January 1, 1978

About the author

Michael Grant was an English classisist, numismatist, and author of numerous popular books on ancient history. His 1956 translation of Tacitus’s Annals of Imperial Rome remains a standard of the work. He once described himself as "one of the very few freelances in the field of ancient history: a rare phenomenon". As a popularizer, his hallmarks were his prolific output and his unwillingness to oversimplify or talk down to his readership.

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[Xi · Rating 3 out of 5]

“During the long reign of Arcadius's son Theodosius II (408-450) that followed, power at Constantinople was chiefly exercised by his mother Pulcheria. ”

Pulcheria was Theodosius II's sister, not his mother.

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