Chapter 4 Valens and the Eastern Frontier

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. List of illustrations ix
4. Acknowledgments xi
5. Abbreviations xiii
6. Maps xv
7. Introduction 1
8. Chapter 1 The Pannonian Emperors 14
9. Chapter 2 The Revolt of Procopius 68
10. Chapter 3 Valens’s First Gothic War 116
11. Chapter 4 Valens and the Eastern Frontier 153
12. Chapter 5 Religion under the Valentiniani 211
13. Chapter 6 Administration and Finance under Valentinian and Valens 264
14. Chapter 7 The Disaster at Adrianople 320
15. Epilogue 369
16. Appendix A Datable Evidence for Valentinianic Fortifications 375
17. Appendix B Shapur’s Administrative Structures in Armenia 381
18. Appendix C Natural Disasters and the Reign of Valens 385
19. Appendix D Civic Structures Built under Imperial Sponsorship, a.d. 364–378 393
20. Bibliography 403
21. Index 443