Jeroen W P Wijnendaele
Biographic Data
| ID | 1429318 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jeroen W P Wijnendaele |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jeroen W P |
| FAMILY NAME | Wijnendaele |
| SIGNATURE | WIJNENDAELE J W P |
| AFFILIATIONS | Ghent University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 13 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Perfdious Rome and Its Barbarian Victims
This essay responds to Alexander Demandt’s central contention that die grenznahen Germanen bildeten eine dauernde Bedrohung für das Reich (= “the neighbouring Germanic peoples posed an enduring threat to the Empire”). It will especially zoom in on the claim that [w]enn die römisch-germanischen Grenz- und Friedensverträge ebenso oft wie geschlossen auch gebrochen wurden, war das zumeist die Schuld der Germanen (= “If Roman-Germanic border and peac…
A Tiger for Theodosius II
Late Roman Italy
Constantius heros (ILCV 66) – An elegiac testimony on the decline of the Late Roman West
Ammianus, Magnus Maximus and the Gothic Uprising
It has been asserted that the usurper Magnus Maximus can be identified with the commander Maximus who served during the Gothic uprising of 376–77. This assertion is tempting because it connects imperial events in Africa, the Balkans and Britain during a pivotal period. However, this note aims to dispel this identification. It does so by both examining the socio-institutional ramifications of promotion in the imperial chain of command and cross-ex…
Sarus the Goth
The genesis of the first western kingdoms in early medieval Europe has often been framed as the consequence of barbarian invasions bringing down the Roman empire in its western provinces. This article considers a considerably more corrosive factor in the breakdown of western imperial structures, i.e. the warlordism of its own military personnel, via a case study of the Gothic aristocrat Sarus’ micro‐politics of mobility. This article will show th…
Late Roman Civil War and the African Grain Supply
The aim of this article is to reexamine the use of the African grain supply during late Roman civil wars. The main point of contention is that while cutting off the African grain supply to Italy could make a sporadic difference during civil war, most of the time this tactic was, in fact, not considered. Moreover, even when it was used, the results could be devastating yet insufficient to achieve the strategic aims it pursued. Nevertheless, during…
Dagli altari alla polvere.’ Alaric, Constantine III, and the downfall of Stilicho
It has been frequently asserted that the western Roman supreme commander Stilicho’s neglect of the Transalpine provinces during the usurpation of Constantine III contributed to his eventual downfall in 408. Stilicho’s fatal flaw, in this recurring opinion, seems to have been a desire to annex eastern Illyricum for which he sought to employ Alaric. In a volte-face, he then wished to use Alaric as the leader of the western field army that was suppo…
Generalissimos and Warlords in the Late Roman West
The early career of Aëtius and the murder of Felix (c. 425–430 CE)
This article wishes to re-examine the early career of Aëtius, with special emphasis on his elimination of the magister utriusque militiae Felix in 430. Scholars have often treated this episode superficially, but it is of fundamental importance to understand how Aëtius managed to break the western Roman court’s monopoly of violence. By carefully considering the historiographical record of Aëtius’ campaigns during the late 420s, the chronology of h…
The Manufacture of Heraclianus' Usurpation (413 C.E)
The comes Africae Heraclianus’ revolt (413 C.E.) has usually been interpreted as an attempt to usurp imperial power. This article will argue that Heraclianus was not a usurper, but that he had simply wished to secure his influence over the emperor Honorius when he felt threatened by the generalissimo Constantius
‘Warlordism’ and the Disintegration of the Western Roman Army
Stilicho, Radagaisus, and the So-Called “Battle of Faesulae” (406 CE)
In 405 CE, an enormous barbarian confederation led by a certain Radagaisus invaded Italy. The western Roman generalissimo Stilicho managed to overcome them near Florence in 406. Historians have treated this war casually, considering it as resolved successfully and soon overshadowed by greater confl icts. However, scholarly consensus on Radagaisus's defeat is largely dependent on Orosius's testimony that describes it as the outcome of a Fabian str…
The early career of Aëtius and the murder of Felix (c. 425–430 CE)
This article wishes to re-examine the early career of Aëtius, with special emphasis on his elimination of the magister utriusque militiae Felix in 430. Scholars have often treated this episode superficially, but it is of fundamental importance to understand how Aëtius managed to break the western Roman court’s monopoly of violence. By carefully considering the historiographical record of Aëtius’ campaigns during the late 420s, the chronology of h…
Stilicho, Radagaisus, and the So-Called “Battle of Faesulae” (406 CE)
In 405 CE, an enormous barbarian confederation led by a certain Radagaisus invaded Italy. The western Roman generalissimo Stilicho managed to overcome them near Florence in 406. Historians have treated this war casually, considering it as resolved successfully and soon overshadowed by greater confl icts. However, scholarly consensus on Radagaisus's defeat is largely dependent on Orosius's testimony that describes it as the outcome of a Fabian str…
Dagli altari alla polvere.’ Alaric, Constantine III, and the downfall of Stilicho
It has been frequently asserted that the western Roman supreme commander Stilicho’s neglect of the Transalpine provinces during the usurpation of Constantine III contributed to his eventual downfall in 408. Stilicho’s fatal flaw, in this recurring opinion, seems to have been a desire to annex eastern Illyricum for which he sought to employ Alaric. In a volte-face, he then wished to use Alaric as the leader of the western field army that was suppo…
‘Warlordism’ and the Disintegration of the Western Roman Army
Stilicho, Radagaisus, and the So-Called “Battle of Faesulae” (406 CE)
In 405 CE, an enormous barbarian confederation led by a certain Radagaisus invaded Italy. The western Roman generalissimo Stilicho managed to overcome them near Florence in 406. Historians have treated this war casually, considering it as resolved successfully and soon overshadowed by greater confl icts. However, scholarly consensus on Radagaisus's defeat is largely dependent on Orosius's testimony that describes it as the outcome of a Fabian str…
Generalissimos and Warlords in the Late Roman West
The early career of Aëtius and the murder of Felix (c. 425–430 CE)
This article wishes to re-examine the early career of Aëtius, with special emphasis on his elimination of the magister utriusque militiae Felix in 430. Scholars have often treated this episode superficially, but it is of fundamental importance to understand how Aëtius managed to break the western Roman court’s monopoly of violence. By carefully considering the historiographical record of Aëtius’ campaigns during the late 420s, the chronology of h…
The Manufacture of Heraclianus' Usurpation (413 C.E)
The comes Africae Heraclianus’ revolt (413 C.E.) has usually been interpreted as an attempt to usurp imperial power. This article will argue that Heraclianus was not a usurper, but that he had simply wished to secure his influence over the emperor Honorius when he felt threatened by the generalissimo Constantius
Dagli altari alla polvere.’ Alaric, Constantine III, and the downfall of Stilicho
It has been frequently asserted that the western Roman supreme commander Stilicho’s neglect of the Transalpine provinces during the usurpation of Constantine III contributed to his eventual downfall in 408. Stilicho’s fatal flaw, in this recurring opinion, seems to have been a desire to annex eastern Illyricum for which he sought to employ Alaric. In a volte-face, he then wished to use Alaric as the leader of the western field army that was suppo…
Sarus the Goth
The genesis of the first western kingdoms in early medieval Europe has often been framed as the consequence of barbarian invasions bringing down the Roman empire in its western provinces. This article considers a considerably more corrosive factor in the breakdown of western imperial structures, i.e. the warlordism of its own military personnel, via a case study of the Gothic aristocrat Sarus’ micro‐politics of mobility. This article will show th…
Late Roman Civil War and the African Grain Supply
The aim of this article is to reexamine the use of the African grain supply during late Roman civil wars. The main point of contention is that while cutting off the African grain supply to Italy could make a sporadic difference during civil war, most of the time this tactic was, in fact, not considered. Moreover, even when it was used, the results could be devastating yet insufficient to achieve the strategic aims it pursued. Nevertheless, during…
Ammianus, Magnus Maximus and the Gothic Uprising
It has been asserted that the usurper Magnus Maximus can be identified with the commander Maximus who served during the Gothic uprising of 376–77. This assertion is tempting because it connects imperial events in Africa, the Balkans and Britain during a pivotal period. However, this note aims to dispel this identification. It does so by both examining the socio-institutional ramifications of promotion in the imperial chain of command and cross-ex…
Constantius heros (ILCV 66) – An elegiac testimony on the decline of the Late Roman West
Late Roman Italy
Perfdious Rome and Its Barbarian Victims
This essay responds to Alexander Demandt’s central contention that die grenznahen Germanen bildeten eine dauernde Bedrohung für das Reich (= “the neighbouring Germanic peoples posed an enduring threat to the Empire”). It will especially zoom in on the claim that [w]enn die römisch-germanischen Grenz- und Friedensverträge ebenso oft wie geschlossen auch gebrochen wurden, war das zumeist die Schuld der Germanen (= “If Roman-Germanic border and peac…
A Tiger for Theodosius II
History (13 works) · Ancient history (12 works) · Classical Antiquity Studies (9 works) · Historical and Religious Studies of Rome (7 works) · History (6 works) · Byzantine Studies and History (5 works) · Law (5 works) · Political science (5 works) · Art (4 works) · Law (4 works)