LEADER 02688nam 2200493Ia 450 001 9910455107803321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-300-15560-3 035 $a(CKB)1000000000764860 035 $a(StDuBDS)AH23056486 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000173551 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11164382 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000173551 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10165118 035 $a(PQKB)11383734 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3420416 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3420416 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10294878 035 $a(OCoLC)923593681 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000764860 100 $a20081011d2009 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aHow Rome fell$b[electronic resource] $edeath of a superpower /$fAdrian Goldsworthy 210 $aNew Haven, CT $cYale University Press$d2009 215 $a1 online resource (544 p.) 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a0-300-13719-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 330 8 $aIn AD 200, the Roman Empire seemed unassailable. Its vast territory accounted 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.What accounts for this improbable decline? Here, Adrian Goldsworthy applies the scholarship, perspective, and narrative skill that defined his monumental Caesar to address perhaps the greatest of all historical question show Rome fell.It 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.How Rome Fell is a brilliant successor to Goldsworthy's "monumental" (The Atlantic) Caesar. 607 $aRome$xHistory$yEmpire, 30 B.C.-476 A.D 607 $aRome$xHistory, Military$y30 B.C.-476 A.D 608 $aElectronic books. 700 $aGoldsworthy$b Adrian Keith$0256325 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910455107803321 996 $aHow Rome fell$92121138 997 $aUNINA