The Restoration of Rome: Barbarian Popes & Imperial Pretenders
by:
Peter Heather (author)
In 476 AD, the last of Rome's emperors, known as "Augustulus," was deposed by a barbarian general, the son of one of Attila the Hun's henchmen. With the imperial vestments dispatched to Constantinople, the curtain fell on the Roman empire in Western Europe, its territories divided among successor...
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In 476 AD, the last of Rome's emperors, known as "Augustulus," was deposed by a barbarian general, the son of one of Attila the Hun's henchmen. With the imperial vestments dispatched to Constantinople, the curtain fell on the Roman empire in Western Europe, its territories divided among successor kingdoms constructed around barbarian military manpower. But, if the Roman E
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Format: Paperback
ISBN:
9781447241072 (144724107X)
Publisher: Pan
Pages no: 496
Edition language: English
A very interesting and nicely written book about the various attempts (deliberate or accidental) of the Roman Empire by imperial pretenders and barbarian popes including all the messy politics and the subsequent fall out. Enough details to know what is going on, but not bog the reader down with irr...
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