Fall of Rome And the End of Civilization

Name: Fall of Rome And the End of Civilization
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ISBN: 9780192807281

ISBN-10: 0192807285

ISBN-13: 9780192807281

Edition: 2006

Authors: Bryan Ward-Perkins

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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…

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List price: $20.99
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 9/7/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 256
Size: 5.08" wide x 7.72" long x 0.55" tall
Weight: 0.594
Language: English




Did Rome Ever Fall?



The Fall of Rome



The Horrors of War



The Road to Defeat



Living under the New Masters



The End of a Civilization



The Disappearance of Comfort



Why the Demise of Comfort?



The Death of a Civilization?



All for the Best in the Best of All Possible Worlds?



From Potsherds to People


Chronology


Notes


Bibliography


Picture List


Index