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Fall of the West

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Description for Fall of the West Paperback. A sweeping narrative of the decline and fall of the Roman Empire. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 215 x 40. Weight in Grams: 618.

A sweeping narrative of the decline and fall of the Roman Empire.

The Fall of the Roman Empire has been a best-selling subject since the 18th century. Since then, over 200 very diverse reasons have been advocated for the collapse of the western half of the Roman Empire. Until very recently, the academic view embarrassedly downplayed the violence and destruction, in an attempt to provide a more urbane account of late antiquity: barbarian invasions were mistakenly described as the movement of peoples. It was all painfully tame and civilised.

But now Adrian Goldsworthy comes forward with his trademark ... Read more

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Product Details

Publisher
Phoenix
Number of pages
544
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
Number of Pages
544
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780753826928
SKU
V9780753826928
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99-50

About Adrian Goldsworthy
Adrian Goldsworthy has a doctorate from Oxford University. His first book, THE ROMAN ARMY AT WAR was recognised by John Keegan as an exceptionally impressive work, original in treatment and impressive in style. He has gone on to write several other books, including THE FALL OF THE WEST, CAESAR, IN THE NAME OF ROME, CANNAE and ROMAN WARFARE, which have ... Read more

Reviews for Fall of the West
Goldsworthy describes this collapse with a strong, clear narrative, not forgetting that history is about stories, individual stories of horror and tragedy, while also describing the wider story.
CATHOLIC HERALD

Goodreads reviews for Fall of the West


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