Kings, Courtiers and Imperium: The Barbarian West, AD 565-725

by P.S. Barnwell

This work constitutes an appraisal of the development of kingship and royal administration in the kingdoms which, by the seventh century AD, had been established in the former Western Roman Empire. By viewing the seventh century in its own terms, and providing a detailed critique of the primary sources, the author sets out to show that kings were stronger than has often been thought, and their administration more sophisticated. A feature of his...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0715627635
• ISBN13: 9780715627631
• Release Date: June 1997
• Publisher: Bristol Classical Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.9" x 9.3"