Alaric the Goth: An Outsider`s History of the Fall of Rome

Autor: Douglas Boin
  • Data wydania: 2021/09/24
  • Liczba stron 272
  • Format 14x21 cm
  • Wydawca: WW Norton & Co
  • Wysyłka: 10 dni
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The first biography of Alaric to appear in English tells the history of the fourth- and fifth-century Roman Empire through the life of the Goth who attacked it. In the conventional story of Rome’s collapse, violent “barbarians” destroy “civilisation”. Yet from a different point of view, those stale generalities become a history shockingly alive and relevant. Alaric grew up near the border that separated Gothic territory from the Romans. He survived the emperor’s decision to separate immigrant children from their parents. Later, he was denied citizenship despite his service in the army. The three nights of riots the Goths brought to the capital in ad 410 - led by Alaric - struck fear into the hearts of the powerful but were not without cause. Through Alaric’s story, Douglas Boin reveals the Goths’ complex and fascinating legacy in shaping the history we thought we knew but had never imagined from their perspective.
774976
Numer EAN
9780393867510
Rok wydania
2021
Liczba stron
272
dostępność
10 dni
Format
14x21 cm
Identyfikator
141008