MacGeorge P. Late Roman Warlords

Oxford – New York: Oxford University Press, 2002. – 364 p. – (Oxford Classical Monographs).
ISBN: 0-19-925244-0«Late Roman Warlords» reconstructs the lives of some of the men who shaped events in the final controversial years of the Western Roman Empire during the fifth century AD. Ranging from the Balkans and Italy to northern France, this study uses a wide range of historical evidence, folklore, letters, poems, sermons, archaeology, and coins.IllustrationsChronologyPredecessorsMarcellinus and Dalmatia
The Background and the Sources
The Origins and Career of Marcellinus
The Identity of Marcellinus: Can Procopius and the Other Sources be Reconciled?Aegidius, Syagrius, and the Kingdom of Soissons
The Background and the Sources
The Career of Aegidius
Syagrius and the Kingdom of Soissons
A Survey of the Material Evidence for Northern Gaul
Traces of the Kingdom of Soissons in the Merovingian Period
The Military Forces of Aegidius and Syagrius
Alternative Models for Northern Gaul in the Late Fifth CenturyRicimer, Gundobad, Orestes, and Odovacer in Italy
The Background and the Sources
Ricimer's Early Career and the Reigns of Avitus and Majorian
Ricimer and the Reigns of Libius Severus, Anthemius, and Olybrius
Assessments of Ricimer
Gundobad, Orestes, and OdovacerAppendix: Naval Power in the Fifth CenturyAncient Works
Modern Works