I thank all those who have helped me produce this book and the thesis that preceded it, especially my doctoral supervisor Bryan Ward-Perkins, of Trinity College, Oxford. While contributions from many other people have been incorporated into this work, the mistakes and infelicities are, of course, all my own. For the fragments from Priscus' history I use the numbering system from Blockley (1983). Unlike the Latin texts, those in Greek are not given (with the exception of a few particularly important words). The translation of the fragments of Damascius is by John Matthews or Michael Whitby. For all works written in Greek I have generally used and cited published translations in English. For entries from Hydatius' chronicle I use the numbering system from Burgess (1993).
My translations of the panegyrics of Sidonius Apollinaris are strongly influenced by those of Anderson, but I have endeavoured to produce a version close to the basic meaning but modern in language, at the expense of poetic style. The translations from Latin are mine, with a few exceptions, as indicated in the footnotes. Although I am not totally happy with this description (nor, hence, the title of this book) it has proved difficult to find a more accurate and pleasing one that is also as succinct. Its focus, within the context of the fifth-century western Roman Empire, is an examination of some of the individual, non-imperial, leaders of that period, who, as their political importance was based on military power, have been described by some historians of the period as warlords. thesis at the University of Oxford from 1992 to 1996. PREFACE This book was written as a result of research undertaken for a D.Phil. M33 2002 937′.09′0922-dc21 2002070215 ISBN 0–19–925244–0 Typeset by Kolam Information Services Pvt Ltd, Pondicherry, India Printed in Great Britain on acid-free paper by Biddles Ltd, Guildford & King's Lynn cm.–(Oxford classical monographs) Includes bibliographical references and index. Oxford University Press, at the address above You must not circulate this book in any other binding or cover and you must impose the same condition on any acquirer British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data Data available Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data MacGeorge, Penny. Enquiries concerning reproduction outside the scope of the above should be sent to the Rights Department. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, without the prior permission in writing of Oxford University Press, or as expressly permitted by law, or under terms agreed with the appropriate reprographics rights organizations. It furthers the University's objective of excellence in research, scholarship, and education by publishing worldwide in Oxford New York Auckland Bangkok Buenos Aires Cape Town, Chennai Dar es Salaam Delhi Hong Kong Istanbul Karachi Kolkata Kuala Lumpur Madrid Melbourne Mexico City Mumbai Nairobi São Paulo Shanghai Taipei Tokyo Toronto Oxford is a registered trade mark of Oxford University Press in the UK and certain other countries Published in the United States by Oxford University Press Inc., New York © Penny MacGeorge 2002 The moral rights of the author have been asserted Database right Oxford University Press (maker) First published 2002 All rights reserved.
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