With the publication of "Constantius III: Rome's Lost Hope", historian Ian Hughes considers this short lived Roman Emperor's career, assessing his actions in the context of the difficult situation he inherited. Informatively enhanced for the reader with the inclusion of Maps, Plates, and informative Introduction, seventeen pages of Notes, an eight page Bibliography, and a four page Index, "Constantius III: Rome's Lost Hope" rescues from an undeserved obscurity one of Rome's emperors who, while he briefly ruled, had a manor and seemingly inevitable impact upon the ultimate survival of the largest empire the world had ever seen up to that point in human history. A simply fascinating and extraordinary historical study, no personal, professional, community, or academic library's Roman History & Biography collection can be considered comprehensive without the inclusion of Ian Hughes' brilliant study, "Constantius III: Rome's Lost Hope".

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Midwest Book Review

This is a good read, clearly laid out, and with an open and frank discussion of the (multiple) places where the historical record is unclear, contradictory, or otherwise unreliable, and the author's best judgement has been used. If you've an interest in the history of the decline of the western Roman empire, and the struggles to preserve it against that decline, it is well worth checking out.

NetGalley, Adam Windsor