The Fall Of The West: The Slow Death Of The Roman Superpower
ISBN:
9780297845638 (0297845632)
Edition language: English
Category:
Non Fiction,
History,
Literature,
Cultural,
Italy,
War,
Military,
Politics,
Roman,
Military History,
Ancient,
European History,
World History
despite its boring cover, HOW ROME FELL is a very tightly-written, evocative account of the fall of the first 'superpower' as Goldworthy subtitles his work. starting with Marcus Aurelius giving way to his disappointing and gladiatorial-games obsessed son, Commodus, a subject matter the topic of the ...