| Description |
x, 531 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 449-465) and index. |
| Contents |
Pt. 1. Crisis? The third century. The kingdom of gold -- The secret of empire -- Imperial women -- King of kings -- Barbarians -- The queen and the 'necessary' emperor -- Crisis -- Pt. 2. Recovery? The fourth century. The four--Diocletian and the tetrarchy -- The Christian -- Rivals -- Enemies -- The pagan -- Goths -- East and west -- Pt. 3. Fall? The fifth and sixth centuries. Barbarians and Romans : generals and rebels -- The sister and the eternal city -- The Hun -- Sunset on an outpost of empire -- Emperors, kings and warlords -- West and east -- Rise and fall. |
| Summary |
The author discusses how the Roman Empire--an empire without a serious rival--rotted from within, its rulers and institutions putting short-term ambition and personal survival over the wider good of the state. |
| Subject |
Rome -- History -- Empire, 284-476.
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| ISBN |
9780300137194 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
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0300137192 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
| Standard No. |
BWX R3774365 |
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NLGGC 32142803X |
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AU@ 000044880386 |
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NZ1 13179696 |
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