A former teacher whose hobbies include football, wargaming and restoring electric guitars, he lives near Barnsley in South Yorkshire. AUTHOR: Ian Hughes specialises in Late Roman history and is the author of Belisarius, The Last Roman General (2008), Stilicho, the Vandal Who Saved Rome (2010), Aetius: Atilla's Nemesis (2012) Imperial Brothers: Valentinian, Valens and the Disaster at Adrianople (2013) The Patricians (2015) and Gaiseric (2017). Ian Hughes considers his career, assessing his actions in the context of the difficult situation he inherited. However, the Eastern Roman Emperor, Honorius' nephew, refused to accept his appointment and Constantius was preparing a military expedition to enforce this recognition when he died suddenly, having been emperor for just seven months. Constantius married Honorius' sister and was eventually proclaimed his co-emperor.

Most notoriously, he allowed the Visigoths to settle in Gaul in return for their help in defeating the Vandals and Alans who had seized parts of Hispania, a decision with far-reaching consequences. One by one Constantius eliminated the usurpers and defeated or came to terms with the various invading groups. His predecessor, Stilicho, had been murdered by his own troops and much of Gaul and Hispania had been overrun by barbarians or usurpers. He came to the fore in or around 410 when he was appointed Magister Militum (Master of Troops) to Honorius, the young Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Having gained an MA at Cardiff University, Wales, he is the author of Belisarius, The Last Roman General (2008), Stilicho, the Vandal Who Saved Rome (2010) Aetius: Atilla's Nemesis (2012) and Imperial Brothers: Valentinian, Valens and the Disaster at Adrianople (2013). Constantius is an important, but almost forgotten, figure. Ian Hughes specializes in Late Roman history. Utilizamos cookies y herramientas similares que son necesarias para permitirte comprar, mejorar tus experiencias de compra y proporcionar nuestros servicios, según se detalla en nuestro Aviso de cookies.

Aetius by Ian Hughes