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100 1 $aGoldsworthy, Adrian Keith.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n96022015
245 10 $aHow Rome fell :$bdeath of a superpower /$cAdrian Goldsworthy.
260 $aNew Haven [Conn.] :$bYale University Press,$c2009.
300 $ax, 531 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates :$billustrations, maps ;$c25 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
505 00 $gIntroduction.$tThe Big Question -- $gPt. 1.$tCrisis?The Third Century -- $g1.$tThe Kingdom of Gold -- $g2.$tThe Secret of Empire -- $g3.$tImperial Women -- $g4.$tKing of Kings -- $g5.$tBarbarians -- $g6.$tThe Queen and the 'Necessary' Emperor -- $g7.$tCrisis -- $gPt. 2.$tRecovery? The Fourth Century -- $g8.$tThe Four - Diocletian and the Tetrarchy -- $g9.$tThe Christian -- $g10.$tRivals -- $g11.$tEnemies -- $g12.$tThe Pagan -- $g13.$tGoths -- $g14.$tEast and West -- $gPt. 3.$tFall? The Fifth and Sixth Centuries -- $g15.$tBarbarians and Romans: Generals and Rebels -- $g16.$tThe Sister and the Eternal City -- $g17.$tThe Hun -- $g18.$tSunset on an Outpost of Empire -- $g19.$tEmperors, Kings and Warlords -- $g20.$tWest and East -- $g21.$tRise and Fall -- $tConclusion - A Simple Answer -- $tEpilogue - An Even Simpler Moral.
500 $aAlso published: London : Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2009, with title: The fall of the west : the slow death of the Roman superpower.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 449-509) and index.
520 1 $a"At the time of Marcus Aurelius's death in the second century A.D., the Roman Empire controlled most of the known world. By the end of the fifth century, the empire had disintegrated, and only a small fragment remained in the eastern Mediterranean, a mere shadow of its former might. Well over a thousand years would pass before the levels of prosperity, literacy, and technological sophistication would match those of the Roman era." "In this book, Adrian Goldsworthy explores the years of Roman decline, from the second to the sixth century, when men, women, heroes, and tyrants made decisions that altered Rome's destiny. He brings into sharp focus a factor neglected by historians - Rome's frequent civil wars - and shows that from 217 A.D. onward, almost constant internal conflict sapped the empire's strength in ways that eventually proved fatal. As Goldsworthy points out, more Roman soldiers were killed by other Romans than by any foreign enemies."--BOOK JACKET.
651 0 $aRome$xHistory$yEmpire, 284-476.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85115160
651 0 $aRome$xHistory$yGermanic Invasions, 3rd-6th centuries.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85115148
651 0 $aRome$xHistory$yEmpire, 30 B.C.-476 A.D.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85115128
651 0 $aRome$xHistory, Military$y30 B.C.-476 A.D.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85115173
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