How Rome fell : death of a superpower
Record details
- ISBN: 9780300137194 (hardcover : alk. paper) :
- ISBN: 0300137192 (hardcover : alk. paper)
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Physical Description:
x, 531 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
print - Publisher: New Haven [Conn.] : Yale University Press, 2009.
Content descriptions
General Note: | Also published: London : Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2009, with title: The fall of the west : the slow death of the Roman superpower. |
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 449-509) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | The big question -- Crisis? : the Third century. The Kingdom of Gold ; The secret of empire ; Imperial women ; King of kings ; Barbarians ; The Queen and the "necessary" emperor ; Crisis -- Recovery? : the Fourth century. The Four : Diocletian and the Tetrarchy ; The Christian ; Rivals ; Enemies ; The Pagan ; Goths ; East and West -- Fall? : the fifth and Sixth centuries. Barbarians and Romans : generals and rebels ; The Sister and the Eternal City ; The Hun ; Sunset on an outpost of empire ; Emperors, kings, and warlords ; West and East ; Rise and fall -- A simple answer -- An even simpler moral. |
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Subject: | Rome History, Military 30 B.C.-476 A.D Rome History Empire, 30 B.C.-476 A.D Rome History Germanic Invasions, 3rd-6th centuries Rome History Empire, 284-476 |
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Erlanger Branch | 937.09 G624h 2009 (Text) | 33126015355351 | Adult Nonfiction | Checked out | 04/30/2024 |
Independence Branch | 937.09 G624h 2009 (Text) | 33126015355344 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
Examines the decline of the Roman Empire, from the second to the sixth century, and how internal conflicts and the personal ambitions of its rulers brought about its eventual downfall. - Yale University
In AD 200, the Roman Empire seemed unassailable, its vast territory accounting for most of the known world. By the end of the fifth century, Roman rule had vanished in western Europe and much of northern Africa, and only a shrunken Eastern Empire remained. In his account of the fall of the Roman Empire, prizewinning author Adrian Goldsworthy examines the painful centuries of the superpowerâs decline. Bringing history to life through the stories of the men, women, heroes, and villains involved, the author uncovers surprising lessons about the rise and fall of great nations.
This was a period of remarkable personalities, from the philosopher-emperor Marcus Aurelius to emperors like Diocletian, who portrayed themselves as tough, even brutal, soldiers. It was a time of revolutionary ideas, especially in religion, as Christianity went from persecuted sect to the religion of state and emperors. Goldsworthy pays particular attention to the willingness of Roman soldiers to fight and kill each other. Ultimately, this is the story of how an empire without a serious rival rotted from within, its rulers and institutions putting short-term ambition and personal survival over the wider good of the state.