The fall of Rome : and the end of civilization / Bryan Ward-Perkins
Ward-Perkins, Bryan
ISBN 10: 0192805649 ISBN 13: 9780192805645
Published by New York : Oxford University Press, 2005
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Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and strong. Literally as new. Physical description; (vi, 239 pages) : illustrations, maps. Subjects; Rome History Empire, 30 B.C.-476 A.D. Germanic Invasions of Rome (3rd-6th centuries). Archaeology by period / region. General & world history. European history: the Romans. 1 Kg. Seller Inventory # 347177
Synopsis:
Why did Rome fall? Vicious barbarian invasions during the fifth century resulted in the cataclysmic end of the world's most powerful civilization, and a 'dark age' for its conquered peoples. Or did it? The dominant view of this period today is that the 'fall of Rome' was a largely peaceful transition to Germanic rule, and the start of a positive cultural transformation. Bryan Ward-Perkins encourages every reader to think again by reclaiming the drama and violence of the last days of the Roman world, and reminding us of the very real horrors of barbarian occupation. Attacking new sources with relish and making use of a range of contemporary archaeological evidence, he looks at both the wider explanations for the disintegration of the Roman world and also the consequences for the lives of everyday Romans, in a world of economic collapse, marauding barbarians, and the rise of a new religious orthodoxy. He also looks at how and why successive generations have understood this period differently, and why the story is still so significant today.
About the Author:
Bryan Ward-Perkins is a lecturer in Modern History at the University of Oxford, and Fellow and Tutor in History at Trinity College. His research concentrates on the period of transition from the Roman world to that of the Middle Ages, above all in the Mediterranean region. He has published widely on the subject and is a co-editor ofThe Cambridge Ancient History.
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Bibliographic Details
Title: The fall of Rome : and the end of ...
Publisher: New York : Oxford University Press
Publication Date: 2005
Binding: Hardcover
Edition: First Edition.