The Last of the Romans: Bonifatius - Warlord and comes Africae

202 Pages·2015·11.366 MB·English

by  Jeroen Wijnendaele

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Th e Last of the Romans
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Th e Last of the Romans
Bonifatius – Warlord and c omes Africae
Jeroen W. P. Wijnendaele
Bloomsbury Academic
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ISBN: HB: 978–1–78093–717–5
PB: 978–1–47429–599–4
ePDF: 978–1–78093–810–3
ePub: 978–1–78093–847–9
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Wijnendaele, Jeroen W. P., author.
The last of the Romans :Bonifatius--warlord and comes Africae / Jeroen W.P. Wijnendaele.
pages cm
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN 978-1-78093-717-5 (hardcover)
1. Bonifacius, -432. 2. Rome—Army—Offi cers—Biography. 3. Rome—History—Empire,
284-476. 4. Rome—History, Military. 5. Africa (Roman province)--History. I. Title.
DG322.5.B66W54 2014
937’.63092—dc23
[B]
2014028024
Typeset by Refi neCatch Limited, Bungay, Suffolk
Printed and bound in Great Britain

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Dedicated to Fiona Catherine Tweedie
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Woe to you, O land, when your king is a child,
and your princes feast in the morning!
(Ecclesiastes 10:16)
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