Rome's Christian Empress: Galla Placidia Rules at the Twilight of the Empire by Joyce E. Salisbury (review)

• Autores: Daniëlle Slootjes
• Localización: Journal of early Christian studies: Journal of the North American Patristic Society, ISSN 1067-6341, Nº. 4, 2017, págs. 649-650
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • The author stresses that Galla Placidia has not sufficiently been valued for her contributions to the functioning of the imperial house, especially in the West in the early decades of the fifth century. [...]it is Salisbury’s aim to give Galla Placidia a more appreciated place in history. [...]there are several themes that emerge frequently throughout the entire book and that can also be seen as leading factors for the structuring of the analysis: family dynamics within the Theodosian dynasty, the movement of non-Roman peoples into the empire’s territory especially in the West, the relations between the eastern and western courts, and developments within early Christianity. [...]this centrality of Galla Placidia is difficult to prove, because she plays not such a prominent role in the ancient sources.