The Fall of the Roman Empire

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Pan Books, 2006 - 572 pages
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In 378 AD, the Roman Empire had been the unrivaled superpower of Europe for well over 400 years. And yet, August that year saw a small group of German-speaking, asylum-seekers rout a vast Imperial army at Hadrianople, killing the Emperor and establishing themselves on Roman territory. Within a hundred years the last Emperor of the Western Empire had been deposed. What had gone wrong? In this ground breaking book, Peter Heather proposes a stunning new solution to one of the greatest mysteries of history. Mixing authoritative analysis with thrilling narrative, he brings fresh insight into the panorama of the empires end, from the bejeweled splendour of the imperial court to the dripping forests of Barbaricum. He examines the extraordinary success story ofthe Roman Empire and uses a new understanding of its continued strength and enduring limitations to show how Europes barbarians, transformed by centuries of contact with Rome, eventually pulled it apart.

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Avis d'utilisateur  - port22 - LibraryThing

Historic orthodoxy dismisses barbarians and puts forward reasons like corruption, decline in agriculture, over-taxation, and religion in the center of what brought the empire down. To Peter Heather it ... Consulter l'avis complet

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Avis d'utilisateur  - jcbrunner - LibraryThing

The fall of the Roman Empire, a topic about which much ink has been spilled. Memorable are also the series of sword and sandals films of the 1960s with valiant Romans and vile Goths and Huns. Peter ... Consulter l'avis complet

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