The Fall of the Roman Empire: A New History of Rome and the Barbarians
by:
Peter Heather (author)
Format: kindle
ASIN: B0044KLOXO
Publish date: December 1st 2005
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Pages no: 878
Edition language: English
bookshelves: autumn-2015, published-2005, ancient-history, nonfiction, roman-civilisation, history, dip-in-now-and-again Read from April 18 to September 08, 2015 Narrated by: Allan RobertsonLength: 21 hrs and 42 minsDescription: The death of the Roman Empire is one of the perennial mysteries of...
Interesting and well written history of the Roman Empire and it's interactions with the barbarians. Includes dramatis personae, timelines and a glossary, which are extremely helpful.
The fall of the (Western) Roman Empire is a Rorschach test for historians. They project their concerns with the current state of society (the more so if they live in a country that can make a claim to empire itself) back in time and turn the fall of Rome into a morality tale, offering us an Awful Wa...
My homeboy Judkins reminds me that this is supposed to be a cool book.
This is hands down one of the best written, most entertaining and easily digested books I have ever read regarding the fall of the Roman Empire. Mr. Heather gives a reader enough back story regarding Rome and its neighbors to understand the strategic situation before he then outlines his theory of ...