| Description |
1 online resource (vi, 239 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Contents |
Contents; I. Did Rome Ever Fall?; PART ONE: THE FALL OF ROME; II. The Horrors of War; III. The Road to Defeat; IV. Living under the New Masters; PART TWO: THE END OF A CIVILIZATION; V. The Disappearance of Comfort; VI. Why the Demise of Comfort?; VII. The Death of a Civilization?; VIII. All for the Best in the Best of All Possible Worlds?; Appendix: From Potsherds to People; Chronology; Notes; Bibliography; Picture List; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; V; W; Y |
| Summary |
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 Rome's fall, and reinstating the very real horrors of barbarian occupation and the disintegration of the Roman world. He examines |
| Notes |
Originally published: 2005 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 216-223) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
HISTORY -- Ancient.
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Zivilisation
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Völkerwanderung
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Verval (geschiedenis)
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Barbaren.
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Invasies.
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| SUBJECT |
Rome -- History -- Germanic Invasions, 3rd-6th centuries.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85115148
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Rome -- History -- Empire, 284-476.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85115160
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| Subject |
Rome (Empire)
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Römisches Reich
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Romeinse rijk.
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780191517204 |
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0191517208 |
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9781435605749 |
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1435605748 |
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9780192807281 |
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0192807285 |
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9786610762309 |
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6610762309 |
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1280762306 |
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9781280762307 |
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