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Book Title: Failure of Empire : Valens and the Roman State in the Fourth Century A. D.
Item Length: 9in
Item Height: 1.3in
Item Width: 6in
Author: Noel Lenski
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Ancient / General, Ancient / Rome, Military / General, History & Theory, Byzantine Empire, Historical
Publisher: University of California Press
Publication Year: 2014
Genre: Biography & Autobiography, History, Political Science
Item Weight: 24.1 Oz
Number of Pages: 470 Pages
