Rome's Christian Empress: Galla Placidia Rules at the Twilight of the Empire

The page-turning account of Galla Placidia, a remarkable ruler at the twilight of the Roman Empire.

In Rome’s Christian Empress, Joyce E. Salisbury brings the captivating story of Rome’s Christian empress to life. The daughter of Roman emperor Theodosius I, Galla Placidia lived at the center of imperial Roman power during the first half of the fifth century. Taken hostage after the fall of Rome to the Goths, she was married to the king and, upon his death, to a Roman general. The rare woman ...