The Prosopography Of The Later Roman Empire: Volume 2, AD 395-527 -

Cambridge University Press, Cambridge (...), 1980. 1st ed. 1355p. Original red cloth with dust wrps. Spine gilt titled. Series: Prosopography of the Later Roman Empire. ?The publication of PLRE II marks an epoch in the study of the Later Empire. To make it possible a large team of scholars has read and excerpted authors. (?) J.R. Martingale has been the anchor-man. He composed the first draft of every entry in this monumental work, and was also responsible for their final form. His selfless devotion demands the highest recognition. PLRE II follows the pattern devised by A.H.M. Jones for volume I. An enormous mass of information is set out clearly, concisely, and accurately. The volume includes all office-holders, military and civilian, known from the geographical area of the Roman empire between A.D. 395 and 527. At the end there are lists of the holders of different offices, and stemmata of families. These tables, together with the fact that all office-holders of the period are included in the same… Read More