Table of Contents

Preface Acknowledgements List of Abbreviations Introduction: Spes Rei Publicae: the hope of the State? Part One 1: The Emperor in the Late Roman World 2: Gratian and Valentinian II: Setting the Precedent 3: Long-term Success and Failure 4: Adjusting the Imperial Image Part Two: Honorius 5: An Accident of Power? 6: The Regime of Stilicho 7: The Interregnum and the Rise of Flavius Constantius Part Three: Valentinian III 8: The Struggle for Power 9: The Regime of Aetius 10: Valentinian III: Child-turned-Adult Emperor? Conclusion Primary Sources Bibliography Index

About the Author

Meaghan A. McEvoy is a research scholar at the British School in Rome, a research fellow in Byzantine Studies at Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collections in Washington DC, and since 2010 has held a British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship at Corpus Christi College, Oxford.

Reviews

McEvoy's monograph will be essential reading ... and represents a major contribution to our understanding of one of the great transitional periods in European and world history. * David M. Gwynn, English Historical Review *
McEvoy has produced an impressive analysis that challenges historians to re-evaluate child emperors and the role traditionally assigned to them in destabilizing the western empire. * Richard Flower, Early Medieval Europe *
McEvoy is to be congratulated on producing a fine, clearly-written study which signifcantly advances our understanding of the exercise of political power during an important phase of late Roman history. * A. D. Lee, Journal of Roman Studies *