The Day of the Barbarians: The Battle That Led to the Fall of the Roman Empire - Hardcover

Alessandro Barbero

 
9780802715715: The Day of the Barbarians: The Battle That Led to the Fall of the Roman Empire

Synopsis

Offers a close-up look at the A.D. 378 battle of Adrianople in the Roman provice of Thrace that led to a disastrous defeat of the Roman army by a barbarian horde led by Fritigern, a battle that marked the beginning of the end for the Roman Empire. 25,000 first printing.

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About the Authors

Alessandro Barbero is a professor of Medieval Studies at the University of Piemonte Orientale in Vercelli, Italy. A previous winner of the Strega Prize, Italy's most distinguished literary award, he is the author of The Battle: A New History of Waterloo, and Charlemagne: Father of a Continent.



Alessandro Barbero is a professor of Medieval Studies at the University of Piemonte Orientale in Vercelli, Italy. A previous winner of the Strega Prize, Italy’s most distinguished literary award, he is the author of The Battle: A New History of Waterloo, and Charlemagne: Father of a Continent.


Alessandro Barbero is a professor of medieval studies at the University of Piemonte Orientale in Vercelli, Italy.

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9781843545941: The Day of the Barbarians: The Epic Battle that Began the Fall of the Roman Empire

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ISBN 10:  1843545942 ISBN 13:  9781843545941
Publisher: Atlantic Books, 2008
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