Galla Placidia Augusta

Biography of Empress Galla Placidia Augusta (392-450), who was the descendant and ancestress of Roman emperors, the captive of the invading Goths, involuntary wife of Athaulf king of the Goths, later wife of Emperor Constantius III of Rome, mother of Emperor Valentinian III and his regent for 12 years. This book follows the thread of her life against the wider tapestry of the Late Roman Empire in its twilight.