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The End of Empire: Attila the Hun & the Fall of Rome

2010-06-14 Biography & Autobiography
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Book Synopsis The End of Empire: Attila the Hun & the Fall of Rome by : Christopher Kelly

Download or read book The End of Empire: Attila the Hun & the Fall of Rome written by Christopher Kelly. This book was released on 2010-06-14. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A thoughtful and sophisticated account of a notoriously complicated and controversial period." —R. I. Moore, Times Literary Supplement History remembers Attila, the leader of the Huns, as the Romans perceived him: a savage barbarian brutally inflicting terror on whoever crossed his path. Following Attila and the Huns from the steppes of Kazakhstan to the court of Constantinople, Christopher Kelly portrays Attila in a compelling new light, uncovering an unlikely marriage proposal, a long-standing relationship with a treacherous Roman general, and a thwarted assassination plot. We see Attila as both a master warrior and an astute strategist whose rule was threatening but whose sudden loss of power was even more so. The End of Empire is an original exploration of the clash between empire and barbarity in the ancient world, full of contemporary resonance.

Attila The Hun

2011-02-15 Biography & Autobiography
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Release : 2011-02-15
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Book Synopsis Attila The Hun by : Christopher Kelly

Download or read book Attila The Hun written by Christopher Kelly. This book was released on 2011-02-15. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Attila the Hun - godless barbarian and near-mythical warrior king - has become a byword for mindless ferocity. His brutal attacks smashed through the frontiers of the Roman empire in a savage wave of death and destruction. His reign of terror shattered an imperial world that had been securely unified by the conquests of Julius Caesar five centuries before. This book goes in search of the real Attila the Hun. For the first time it reveals the history of an astute politician and first-rate military commander who brilliantly exploited the strengths and weaknesses of the Roman empire. We ride with Attila and the Huns from the windswept steppes of Kazakhstan to the opulent city of Constantinople, from the Great Hungarian Plain to the fertile fields of Champagne in France. Challenging our own ideas about barbarians and Romans, imperialism and civilisation, terrorists and superpowers, this is the absorbing story of an extraordinary and complex individual who helped to bring down an empire and forced the map of Europe to be redrawn forever.

The Fall of the Roman Empire

2007-06-11 History
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Release : 2007-06-11
Genre : History
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Book Rating : 419/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis The Fall of the Roman Empire by : Peter Heather

Download or read book The Fall of the Roman Empire written by Peter Heather. This book was released on 2007-06-11. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

The End of Empire: Attila the Hun & the Fall of Rome

2010-06-14 Biography & Autobiography
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Release : 2010-06-14
Genre : Biography & Autobiography
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Book Rating : 665/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis The End of Empire: Attila the Hun & the Fall of Rome by : Christopher Kelly

Download or read book The End of Empire: Attila the Hun & the Fall of Rome written by Christopher Kelly. This book was released on 2010-06-14. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A thoughtful and sophisticated account of a notoriously complicated and controversial period." —R. I. Moore, Times Literary Supplement History remembers Attila, the leader of the Huns, as the Romans perceived him: a savage barbarian brutally inflicting terror on whoever crossed his path. Following Attila and the Huns from the steppes of Kazakhstan to the court of Constantinople, Christopher Kelly portrays Attila in a compelling new light, uncovering an unlikely marriage proposal, a long-standing relationship with a treacherous Roman general, and a thwarted assassination plot. We see Attila as both a master warrior and an astute strategist whose rule was threatening but whose sudden loss of power was even more so. The End of Empire is an original exploration of the clash between empire and barbarity in the ancient world, full of contemporary resonance.

The Fall of Rome

2006-07-12 History
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Release : 2006-07-12
Genre : History
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Book Rating : 362/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis The Fall of Rome by : Bryan Ward-Perkins

Download or read book The Fall of Rome written by Bryan Ward-Perkins. This book was released on 2006-07-12. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 the last days of the Roman world, and reminding us of the very real horrors of barbarian occupation. Attacking new sources with relish and making use of a range of contemporary archaeological evidence, he looks at both the wider explanations for the disintegration of the Roman world and also the consequences for the lives of everyday Romans, in a world of economic collapse, marauding barbarians, and the rise of a new religious orthodoxy. He also looks at how and why successive generations have understood this period differently, and why the story is still so significant today.

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