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Terry Jones' Barbarians
Alan Ereira
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Description for Terry Jones' Barbarians
Paperback. Shows the Romans from a non-Roman perspective and reveals that most of those written off by the Romans as uncivilized, savage and barbaric were in fact organized, motivated and intelligent groups of people, with no intentions of overthrowing Rome and plundering its Empire. This book presents their cultural and technological achievements. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 1QDH; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 21. Weight in Grams: 256.
Terry Jones' Barbarians takes a completely fresh approach to Roman history. Not only does it offer us the chance to see the Romans from a non-Roman perspective, it also reveals that most of those written off by the Romans as uncivilized, savage and barbaric were in fact organized, motivated and intelligent groups of people, with no intentions of overthrowing Rome and plundering its Empire.
This original and fascinating study does away with the propaganda and opens our eyes to who really established the civilized world. Delving deep into history, Terry Jones and Alan Ereira uncover the impressive cultural ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
BBC Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780563539162
SKU
V9780563539162
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About Alan Ereira
Terry Jones is best known as a member of Monty Python but he has also written four books on medieval England: Chaucer's Knight, the highly acclaimed Who Murdered Chaucer?, Crusades and Terry Jones' Medieval Lives, which accompanied a major television series he presented in 2004. He is the author of several children's books including Fairy Tales and Fantastic Stories, The ... Read more
Reviews for Terry Jones' Barbarians
I have enormously enjoyed this book - it is very lively and really does get to grips with perceptions of the Barbarians. It's just what we need to readdress the balance and to put the Romans in their correct perspective.
Barry Cunliffe, Professor of European Archaeology, University of Oxford Jones laces the latest academic research with his own increasingly ... Read more
Barry Cunliffe, Professor of European Archaeology, University of Oxford Jones laces the latest academic research with his own increasingly ... Read more