End of Empire Attila the Hun and the Fall of Rome

Name: End of Empire Attila the Hun and the Fall of Rome
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ISBN: 9780393061963

ISBN-10: 0393061965

ISBN-13: 9780393061963

Edition: 2009

Authors: Christopher Kelly, C. Kelly

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Conjuring up images of savagery and ferocity, Attila the Hun has become a byword for barbarianism. But, as the Romans of the fifth century knew, Attila did more than just terrorize villages on the edge of an empire. Drawing on original texts, this riveting narrative follows Attila and the Huns from the steppes of Kazakhstan to the opulent city of Constantinople and the Great Hungarian Plain, uncovering an unlikely marriage proposal, a long-standing relationship with a treacherously ambitious Roman general, and a thwarted Roman assassination plot. Attila the Hun and the Fall of Rome reframes the warrior king as a political strategist, capturing the story of how a small, but dedicated,…

Book details

List price: $50.00
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company, Incorporated
Publication date: 6/1/2009
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 370
Size: 6.50" wide x 9.60" long x 1.20" tall
Weight: 1.606