The fall of Rome : and the end of civilization /

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Author / Creator:	Ward-Perkins, Bryan.
Imprint:	Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006.
Description:	1 online resource (vi, 239 pages) : illustrations, maps
Language:	English
Subject:	Rome -- History -- Germanic Invasions, 3rd-6th centuries. Rome -- History -- Empire, 284-476. Rome (Empire) History.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11156102

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ISBN:	9780191517204 0191517208 9781435605749 1435605748 9780192807281 0192807285 9786610762309 6610762309 1280762306 9781280762307 0192807285 0192805649 9780192805645
Notes:	Originally published: 2005. Includes bibliographical references (pages 216-223) and index. Print version record.
Summary:	Why did Rome fall? Vicious barbarian invasions during the fifth century resulted in the cataclysmic end of the world's most powerful civilization, and a 'dark age' for its conquered peoples. Or did it? The dominant view of this period today is that the 'fall of Rome' was a largely peaceful transition to Germanic rule, and the start of a positive cultural transformation. Bryan Ward-Perkins encourages every reader to think again by reclaiming the drama and violence of Rome's fall, and reinstating the very real horrors of barbarian occupation and the disintegration of the Roman world. He examines.
Other form:	Print version: Ward-Perkins, Bryan. Fall of Rome. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006 0192807285 9780192807281

Table of Contents:

Contents; I. Did Rome Ever Fall?; PART ONE: THE FALL OF ROME; II. The Horrors of War; III. The Road to Defeat; IV. Living under the New Masters; PART TWO: THE END OF A CIVILIZATION; V. The Disappearance of Comfort; VI. Why the Demise of Comfort?; VII. The Death of a Civilization?; VIII. All for the Best in the Best of All Possible Worlds?; Appendix: From Potsherds to People; Chronology; Notes; Bibliography; Picture List; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; V; W; Y.

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