Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Author’s Note ix
4. Map of Europe and the Mediterranean World at the Beginning of Amalasuintha’s Regency, Late a.d. 526 xi
5. Genealogy. The Family of Theoderic xii
6. Introduction 1
7. Chapter 1. Mother, Regent, and Queen: Amalasuintha and the Institutions of Power 21
8. Chapter 2. Amalasuintha at the Palace of Ravenna: The Making of a Queen 42
9. Chapter 3. A Regent with Imperial Ambitions 78
10. Chapter 4. Balancing Gothic Tradition with Roman Ideals 126
11. Chapter 5. Amalasuintha: A Meeting Point Between Kingdoms and Empire 172
12. Epilogue. Amalasuintha’s Legacy in Early Medieval Italy 214
13. Notes 221
14. Bibliography 271
15. Index 287
16. Acknowledgments 295