Title:
The fall of the Roman Empire : a new history of Rome and the Barbarians
Author:
Heather, P. J. (Peter J.)
ISBN:
9780195325416
Personal Author:
Publication Information:
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2007, c2006.
Physical Description:
xvi, 572 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
General Note:
"First issued as an Oxford University Press paperback, 2007."--T.p. verso.
Contents:
Romans -- Barbarians -- The limits of empire -- War on the Danube -- The City of God -- Out of Africa -- Attila the Hun -- The fall of the Hunnic Empire -- End of empire -- The fall of Rome.
Abstract:
Shows how Europe's barbarians, strengthened by centuries of contact with Rome on many levels, turned into an enemy capable of overturning and dismantling the mighty Empire.
Electronic Access:
Publisher description http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0635/2005047345-d.htmlContributor biographical information http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0722/2005047345-b.html