Empress Galla Placidia and the Fall of the Roman Empire

by Kenneth Atkinson

Despite her status as one of history's most important women, the story of Galla Placidia's life has been largely forgotten. Though the Roman empress witnessed the decline and fall of the Roman Empire in the 5th century and lived a life of almost constant suffering, her actions helped postpone the fall of Rome and had massive, widespread impact on the empire that can still be felt today. She watched the barbarian king Alaric and his horde of Visigoth...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1476682356
• ISBN13: 9781476682358
• Release Date: May 2020
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 222 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 8.8"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher