The fall of Rome [[electronic resource] ] : and the end of civilization / / Bryan Ward-Perkins
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Ward-Perkins Bryan
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| Titolo: |
The fall of Rome [[electronic resource] ] : and the end of civilization / / Bryan Ward-Perkins
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| Pubblicazione: | New York, : Oxford University Press, c2005 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (239 p. ) : ill., maps |
| Disciplina: | 937.09 |
| Soggetto geografico: | Rome History |
| Rome History Germanic Invasions, 3rd-6th centuries | |
| Rome History Empire, 284-476 | |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| Note generali: | Formerly CIP. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 1. Did Rome Ever Fall?; PART ONE: THE FALL OF ROME; 2. The Horrors of War; 3. The Road to Defeat; 4. Living Under the New Masters; PART TWO: THE END OF A CIVILIZATION; 5. The Disappearance of Comfort; 6. Why the Demise of Comfort?; 7. The Death of a Civilization?; 8. All for the Best in the Best of All Possible Worlds?; Appendix: From Potsherds to People; Chronology; Notes; Bibliography |
| Sommario/riassunto: | Bryan Ward-Perkins encourages the reader to think again on the fall of Rome by reclaiming the drama and violence, and reinstating the very real horrors of barbarian occupation and the disintegration of the Roman world. He examines how and why successive generations have understood this period differently. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | The fall of Rome |
| ISBN: | 1-280-76230-6 |
| 0-19-151720-8 | |
| 0-19-162236-2 | |
| 1-4356-0574-8 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910452319603321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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