The crisis of 441-42 and the byzantine political dilemma
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·        One of most difficult moments for East and surviving Western empire.  Gaiseric holds Carthage, danger whole Mediterranean.  Val III shows helplessness, complete trust placed in “our Father Theodoisius” – lack of naval power.

·        Impressive army sent but only to Sicily – Gaseric bad on pea negotiation but makes move for peace, strange didn’t exploit this.

·        Eastern force withdraws from Sicily? Why?  Persian invasions in Syria, Cappadocia ad Roman Armenia – only went because of peace – needed military power to return to respond to Persians – Hunnic invasion Illricum later.

·        Timing of Persians, Huns and Vandals to converge at same time as East help West – no evidence.  Persians because C doesn’t obey treaties

·        Why invade?  Disagreement over defence Caspian Gates – Romans supposed to help pay, but Persia did it all, and continued refusal led to invasions.

·        War breaks out on frontier at inopportune moment due to failure to abide by agreement at time gigantic effort to free West from Vandal piracy

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1. Anastiasius between persia and mediterranean
2. Attempts at Disengagement with the alliance with Persia
3. Byzantium between the mediterranean and fertile crescent
4. epilogue: justinian and the reconquest of the mediterranean
5. Key Points
6. Marcian and leo i between eprsia and the mediterranean
7. Pirenne and the Mediterranean
8. Strategic Geography
9. The crisis of 441-42 and the byzantine political dilemma
10. the mare nostrum as an economic, political and cultural entity in greek and latin sources
11. The mediterranean and financial liabilites towards persia
12. The mediterranean and the literary tradition of the roman world
13. The mediterranean and the literary tradition of the roman world
14. The vandals and the decline of mediterranean navigation
15. Theodoisus ii, yazdgard i and the mediterranean
16. Two great powers in Late antiquity : A comparison
17. Whittow – making of orthodox byzantium

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