How Rome fell: death of a superpower
(Book)
"In AD 200, the Roman Empire seemed unassailable. Its vast territory accounted for most of the known world. By the end of the fifth century, Roman rule had vanished in western Europe and much of northern Africa, and only a shrunken Eastern Empire remained. What accounts for this improbable decline?... It was a period of remarkable personalities, from the philosopher-emperor Marcus Aurelius to emperors like Diocletian, who portrayed themselves as tough, even brutal, soldiers. It was a time of revolutionary ideas, especially in religion, as Christianity went from persecuted sect to the religion of state and emperors... Ultimately, this is the story of how an empire without a serious rival rotted from within, its rulers and institutions putting short-term ambition and personal survival over the wider good of the state."--Publisher website: http://yalepress.yale.edu/yupbooks/book.asp?isbn=9780300137194.
Notes
Goldsworthy, A. K. (2009). How Rome fell: death of a superpower. New Haven, Yale University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Goldsworthy, Adrian Keith. 2009. How Rome Fell: Death of a Superpower. New Haven, Yale University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Goldsworthy, Adrian Keith, How Rome Fell: Death of a Superpower. New Haven, Yale University Press, 2009.
MLA Citation (style guide)Goldsworthy, Adrian Keith. How Rome Fell: Death of a Superpower. New Haven, Yale University Press, 2009.
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505 | 0 | |a Crisis? The third century. The kingdom of gold. The secret of Empire. Imperial women. King of kings. Barbarians. The queen and the ‘necessary’ emperor. Crisis -- Recovery? The fourth century. The four : Diocletian and the tetrarchy. The Christian. Rivals. Enemies. The pagan. Goths. East and West -- Fall? The fifth and sixth centuries. Barbarians and Romans : generals and rebels. The sister and the Eternal City. The Hun. Sunset on an outpost of Empire. Emperors, kings and warlords. West and East. Rise and fall -- Conclusion : a simple answer -- Epilogue : an even simpler moral -- Chronology. | |
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