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The Fall of Rome

Paperback • 2006 • English

The Fall of Rome

By Bryan Ward-Perkins

4 Ratings • 4.8 of 5

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About the book

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 the last days of the Roman wo...Show more

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9780192807281

Publisher

Oxford University Press

Published year

2006

Language

English

Original title

The Fall of Rome

Format

Paperback

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