| ISBN13: | 9781032903217 |
| ISBN10: | 103290321X |
| Binding: | Hardback |
| No. of pages: | 424 pages |
| Size: | 234x156 mm |
| Weight: | 943 g |
| Language: | English |
| 793 |
Barbarians and Romans
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Barbarians and Romans (1983) examines the rise of the barbarian tribes and the consequent decline of the Roman Empire. The book ranges across the Roman world, and from the rulers to the ruled, combining the study of monuments and artefacts with the literary evidence of the period.
Barbarians and Romans (1983) examines the rise of the barbarian tribes and the consequent decline of the Roman Empire. The author contends that the two sides were not bent on destroying each other, and that after years of accommodation and alienation a new world would emerge that had its foundations not only in Rome but also in Germanic culture. The book ranges across the Roman world, and from the rulers to the ruled, combining the study of monuments and artefacts with the literary evidence of the period.
1. Trier 2. The Steppes of Asia 3. Milan 4. Constantinople 5. Rome and Ravenna 6. Narbonne, Barcelona and Arles 7. Carthage and the High Plains of Africa 8. Vandal Africa 9. Ostrogothic Italy 10. Lombard Italy 11. Deserts and Holy Islands 12. Sub-Roman and Merovingian Gaul 13. Celtic Outposts in Britain 14. The Anglo-Saxon Heptarchy and the City of God 15. Epilogue: Two Stately Chairs
