The death of the Roman Empire is one of the perennial mysteries of world history. Now, in this groundbreaking book, Peter Heather proposes a stunning new solution: Centuries of imperialism turned the neighbors Rome called barbarians into an enemy capable of dismantling an Empire that had dominated their lives for so long. A leading authority on the late Roman Empire and on the barbarians, Heather relates the extraordinary story of how Europe's barbarians, transformed by centuries of contact with Rome on every possible ...
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The death of the Roman Empire is one of the perennial mysteries of world history. Now, in this groundbreaking book, Peter Heather proposes a stunning new solution: Centuries of imperialism turned the neighbors Rome called barbarians into an enemy capable of dismantling an Empire that had dominated their lives for so long. A leading authority on the late Roman Empire and on the barbarians, Heather relates the extraordinary story of how Europe's barbarians, transformed by centuries of contact with Rome on every possible level, eventually pulled the empire apart. He shows first how the Huns overturned the existing strategic balance of power on Rome's European frontiers, to force the Goths and others to seek refuge inside the Empire. This prompted two generations of struggle, during which new barbarian coalitions, formed in response to Roman hostility, brought the Roman west to its knees. The Goths first destroyed a Roman army at the battle of Hadrianople in 378, and went on to sack Rome in 410. The Vandals spread devastation in Gaul and Spain, before conquering North Africa, the breadbasket of the Western Empire, in 439. We then meet Attila the Hun, whose reign of terror swept from Constantinople to Paris, but whose death in 453 ironically precipitated a final desperate phase of Roman collapse, culminating in the Vandals' defeat of the massive Byzantine Armada: the west's last chance for survival. Peter Heather convincingly argues that the Roman Empire was not on the brink of social or moral collapse. What brought it to an end were the barbarians.
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Anyone who is interested in the history, archaeology, or societies of the ancient Roman world will find Peter Heather's "The Fall of the Roman Empire: A New History" well worth reading.
Heather so skillfully combines his detailed knowledge of the past with artful story-telling, that your tour of the Roman World from the time of Julius Caesar to the founding of Europe, a history spanning 500 years, is never boring, tedious, or dry.
Instead, Heather offers a rich combination of historical, social, political, and economic insights into the fabled growth and decline of one of the world's greatest empires that never ceases to fascinate as it draws the reader into the rich fabric of the Roman world.
This "new" history offers fresh interpretations of the costs and effectiveness of Roman expansion and domination, and differentiates between Roman "PR" and factual reporting of events that shaped this chapter of history. Like a good anthropologist, Heather does not simply take the Roman accounts at face value, but compares recorded Roman history with information taken from other civilizations to produce a clear picture of the events and actions that swelled the power of Rome, and ultimately bore implications for the downfall.
Included a small treasure-trove of add-ins that will be of great use to both novice and expert reader. Numerous maps and references help those with limited expertise in ancient civilizations place major cities, battles and locations of significance. Otherwise obscure names and relationships have been made clear through the inclusion of a handy dramatis personae. A complete glossary translates Roman, Germanic, and other obscure terms for the reader. The inclusion of a timeline events from c350 to 493 and a chronology of leaders helps set things in perspective. Numerous photographs of architectural and archaelogical significance add dimension to the reader's understanding of the ancient society described in Heather's pages.
Peter Heather's The Fall of the Roman Empire: A New History is a definate "must-read" for any history buff or student of the ancient past.
