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How Rome fell : death of a superpower / / Adrian Goldsworthy



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Autore: Goldsworthy Adrian Keith Visualizza persona
Titolo: How Rome fell : death of a superpower / / Adrian Goldsworthy Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: New Haven, CT, : Yale University Press, 2009
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (544 p.)
Soggetto geografico: Rome History Empire, 30 B.C.-476 A.D
Rome History, Military 30 B.C.-476 A.D
Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Sommario/riassunto: In 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.
Titolo autorizzato: How Rome fell  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 0-300-15560-3
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910823347303321
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