The Ruin of the Roman Empire: A New History of the Emperor Who

The Ruin of the Roman Empire: A New History of the Emperor Who Brought It Down, and the Barbarians Who Could Have Saved It

The dream Alexander the Great and Julius Caesar shared of uniting Europe, the Medi-terranean, and the Middle East in a single community shuddered and then collapsed in the wars and disasters of the sixth century. Historian and classicist James J. O'Donnell—who last brought readers his masterful, disturbing, and revelatory biography of Saint Augustine—revisits this old story in a fresh way, bringing home its sometimes painful relevance to today's issues.
With unexpected detail and in his hauntingly vivid style, O'Donnell begins at a time of apparent Roman revival and brings readers to the moment of imminent collapse that just preceded the rise of Islam. Illegal migrations of peoples, religious wars, global pandemics, and the temptations of empire: Rome's end foreshadows today's crises and offers hints how to navigate them—if present leaders will heed this story.
Country USA
Brand Ecco
Manufacturer Ecco
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber Illustrated
ReleaseDate 2009-08-25
UnitCount 1
Format Illustrated
EANs 9780060787417

The Ruin of the Roman Empire: A New History of the Emperor Who Brought It Down, and the Barbarians Who Could Have Saved It